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Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum

Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum from directly overhead

Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum is a museum in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 222 m. Wheeler Mountain stands 969 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Moses Mason House Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

About

The story

town in Oxford County, Maine, USA

Dates from 1774.

Wikidata Q3241389, matched on coordinates and name (83 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
222 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.40423, -70.78951

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bethel Common: 0.1 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Davis Park: 0.7 mi
  • Angevine Park: 2.8 mi
  • Dunham Recreational Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 18
  • Kees Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 9.0 mi
  • P6: 21.6 mi
  • P10: 21.6 mi
  • P5: 21.6 mi
  • P9: 21.6 mi
Museums: 8
  • Moses Mason House Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Maine Mineral and Gem Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Andover Historical Society: 16.1 mi
  • Paris Hill Historical Society: 17.5 mi
  • Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Moose Cave: 14.4 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 19.5 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 21.0 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 22.1 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Rumford Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 18.7 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 19.8 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 17.4 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 23.2 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler MountainWNW 298°969 m6.6 mi
Black MountainWNW 302°964 m6.9 mi
OzNW 304°958 m6.9 mi
Jordan BowlNW 305°939 m7.1 mi
Aurora PeakNW 308°844 m6.4 mi
Spruce PeakNW 310°835 m6.2 mi
Barker MountainNW 314°791 m5.3 mi
White CapNW 316°758 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice05:0019:4720:32
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1715:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367795396

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