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Center School

Center School from directly overhead

Center School is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Clarry Hill stands 197 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum, a museum 1.4 miles away.

The story

historic school in Alna, Maine, USA

Wikidata Q4734044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.08144, -69.61832

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bird Playground: 2.4 mi
  • Ice House Park: 4.6 mi
  • Wiscasset Community Park: 4.9 mi
  • Damariscotta Lake Access: 5.0 mi
  • Sherman Lake Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 35
Artworks: 33
Attractions: 29
  • The Barn: 5.2 mi
  • Damariscotta River Cruises: 5.4 mi
  • Goats: 12.4 mi
  • Antique Engine Display: 12.4 mi
  • Maine Narrow Gauge History: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Walker's Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Sand Cove Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Cole Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Hendricks Head Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Grimes Cove Beach: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bond Brook Falls: 18.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Wiley's Corner Spring: 21.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Center School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clarry HillENE 62°197 m16.7 mi
Beech HillNNW 340°165 m9.5 mi
Givens HillN 358°165 m14.0 mi
Crummett MountainNNE 26°157 m15.9 mi
Haskell HillNE 38°148 m12.5 mi
Bolton HillNNW 348°141 m17.1 mi
Blinn HillNW 313°135 m4.2 mi
Porcupine HillN 357°135 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:51
June solstice04:5619:4220:26
September equinox06:2618:0018:38
December solstice07:1115:1616:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533445563696861493929
Precip in3.83.64.34.23.84.33.43.34.25.04.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/542429084

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