Bates College Museum of Art
Bates College Museum of Art is a museum in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 76 m. Mount Prospect stands 280 m to the west-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Bates College Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. The museum's collection consists of works of art that showcase Maine as well as art from around the world, with a focus on modern and contemporary work. It holds 8,000 pieces and objects of contemporary domestic and international art. The museum offers numerous lectures, artist symposiums, and workshops.
The museum galleries are divided into three sections: the larger Upper Gallery, the smaller Lower Gallery, and the Synergy Gallery which is primarily used for student exhibits and research. The museum receives nearly 20,000 visitors annually.
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Dates from 1955.
Wikidata Q4868797, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 76 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Pettingill School Park: 0.3 mi
- Leeds Park: 0.6 mi
- Sunnyside Park: 0.8 mi
- Mayer Park: 0.8 mi
- Mount David: 0.3 mi
- Thorncrag Hill: 1.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.7 mi
- Merrill Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pride Hill: 3.1 mi
- Thorncrag NatureSanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Garcelon Bog Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- David Rancourt River Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Applesass Hill: 1.8 mi
- Oxford Casino: 12.1 mi
- Pineland Farms Corn Maize: 13.6 mi
- Moose: 14.3 mi
- White-tailed Deer: 14.3 mi
- Mountain Lion: 14.3 mi
- Anthony Fireplace: 1.4 mi
- Miller Fireplace: 1.5 mi
- Wood Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Bonney Park: 1.6 mi
- Harold Libbey Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Androscoggin County Historical Museum: 1.3 mi
- Auburn Fire Department Museum: 3.0 mi
- Poland Spring Museum: 9.4 mi
- Poland Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- The Butterfly & Insect Museum: 10.3 mi
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 0.0 mi
- Whitney Street Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sensation Garden: 13.8 mi
- Cutting Garden: 13.9 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 14.4 mi
- Lower Range Pond Beach: 9.6 mi
- Tripp Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
- Hancock Beach: 15.0 mi
- Wilkies Beach: 15.1 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 16.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 16.6 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 17.7 mi
- Holy Trinty: 17.8 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 18.1 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 18.2 mi
- Pismire Bluff: 14.8 mi
- The Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Fryes Leap: 23.7 mi
- Berry Ledge: 23.8 mi
- Shaw Ledge: 24.2 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 15.0 mi
- Cooper Spring: 16.6 mi
- First Falls: 21.4 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Bates College Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Prospect | WNW 290° | 280 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | ENE 68° | 244 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hersey Hill | NW 314° | 238 m | 7.8 mi |
| Goff Ledge | WNW 296° | 233 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bradbury Hill | WNW 301° | 232 m | 8.2 mi |
| Greenwood Mountain | NW 306° | 232 m | 10.9 mi |
| Woodman Hill | W 280° | 214 m | 6.7 mi |
| Clark Mountain | N 9° | 208 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:18 | 16:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367795366
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