Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is International Cryptozoology Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off.
The story
Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine is located on Thompson's Point in Portland, Maine, and features a wide variety of interactive exhibits and activities for children and families.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q5098174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Waynflete Athletic Complex: 0.4 mi
- Western Promenade: 0.8 mi
- Fessenden Park: 1.0 mi
- Noyes Park: 1.0 mi
- Stroudwater Park I: 1.2 mi
- Earth Day 2010: 0.7 mi
- Lieutenant Frothingham Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Rex Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument: 1.2 mi
- Caldwell Square Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 2.4 mi
- Dow's Woods Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Sawyer Marsh: 2.9 mi
- Sawyer Marsh: 3.0 mi
- Libbytown Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- USM Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rose Circle: 1.3 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 1.4 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 1.9 mi
- Sandy Hill: 2.0 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.5 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.7 mi
- Running Hill: 2.8 mi
- East End Beach: 2.8 mi
- Willard Beach: 3.2 mi
- Danforth Cove Beach: 3.6 mi
- Cliff House Beach: 3.7 mi
- Seaglass Beach: 3.9 mi
- Elks Club: 1.4 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 1.9 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 2.3 mi
- Portland Observatory: 2.4 mi
- Ampitheater: 2.6 mi
- International Cryptozoology Museum: 0.1 mi
- Neal Dow House: 1.1 mi
- Tate House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Portland Fire Museum: 1.3 mi
- Victoria Mansion: 1.5 mi
- Slugger the Sea Dog: 0.7 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Split Bench: 0.9 mi
- Tidal Moon: 0.9 mi
- Pinecone: 1.0 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 4.5 mi
- Cod Ledges: 4.7 mi
- The Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- White Head Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 5.0 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- First Falls: 11.7 mi
- Steep Falls: 20.9 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 20.6 mi
- Davis Spring: 23.7 mi
- Bug Light: 2.8 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 345° | 178 m | 12.3 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | N 349° | 151 m | 7.6 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNW 343° | 145 m | 7.0 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 340° | 144 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 5° | 136 m | 12.1 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 348° | 133 m | 10.3 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 347° | 129 m | 6.7 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 7° | 129 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367795543
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