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Alfred Shaker Museum

Alfred Shaker Museum from directly overhead

Alfred Shaker Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Oak Hill stands 330 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brother's Beach Town Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Friends of Alfred Shaker Museum

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.49996, -70.71650

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brother's Beach Town Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bunganut Town Park: 1.5 mi
  • Witham Street Fields: 4.5 mi
  • Mousam Way Park: 4.6 mi
  • Carpentier Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Sid Emery Demonstration Forest: 1.8 mi
  • Sid Emery Demonstration Forest: 1.9 mi
  • Sid Emery Demonstration Forest: 1.9 mi
  • Ricker Field: 2.6 mi
  • Sousa Family Preserve: 2.9 mi
Gardens
  • Sanford Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
  • South Berwick Community Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Somersworth Community Garden: 18.7 mi
  • common space: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 52
  • Town Beach: 4.0 mi
  • LAC private Beach 3: 10.9 mi
  • LAC private Beach 5: 11.3 mi
  • Newfield Public Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Crescent Surf: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 37
  • Mariner's Circle: 10.4 mi
  • Jayden's Journey Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
  • Memorial Rock: 12.8 mi
  • Rachel Carson: 13.7 mi
  • Governor's Road: 15.6 mi
Museums: 33
Artworks: 17
  • Fairy Village: 5.4 mi
  • Our Forebearers of the Coast: 15.6 mi
  • Wire Globe: 18.4 mi
  • Athlete Sculptures: 18.5 mi
  • Tractor: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Orris Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 15.8 mi
  • Steep Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 12.6 mi
  • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 14.0 mi
  • Spring Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 19.1 mi
  • Elks Club: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Davis Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 16.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Alfred Shaker Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWNW 288°330 m14.1 mi
Abbott MountainNW 319°324 m8.9 mi
Davis HillWNW 287°324 m13.4 mi
Hussey HillW 275°315 m11.1 mi
Ossipee HillN 349°312 m6.2 mi
Mitchell MountainNW 313°295 m13.6 mi
Gerrish MountainWNW 281°280 m10.7 mi
Hussey MountainNW 316°274 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice05:0319:4420:28
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1315:2316:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445463696760483827
Precip in3.73.64.74.63.84.64.03.93.85.34.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 2 NNW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/746356003

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