Colby College Museum of Art
Colby College Museum of Art is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. McGaffey Mountain stands 360 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is 4, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.
Art museum specializing in American and contemporary art
The story
The Colby College Museum of Art is an art museum on the campus of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1959 and now comprising five wings, nearly 8,000 works and more than 38,000 square feet of exhibition space, the Colby College Museum of Art has built a collection that specializes in American and contemporary art with additional, select collections of Chinese antiquities and European paintings and works on paper. The museum serves as a teaching resource for Colby College and is a major cultural destination for the residents of Maine and visitors to the state.
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Dates from 1959.
Wikidata Q5142014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mayflower Hill: 0.4 mi
- Devil's Chair: 1.0 mi
- Hussey Hill: 3.4 mi
- Wilcox Hill: 3.7 mi
- Horn Hill: 5.0 mi
- North Street Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Cutting Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Purnell Wrigley Field: 1.3 mi
- Kelsey Street Playground: 1.4 mi
- Hillside Avenue Playground: 1.5 mi
- Martin Stream Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Great Meadow Stream: 7.7 mi
- Davidson Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Reynolds Forest: 10.3 mi
- Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat: 10.8 mi
- Benton Family Fun Park: 5.2 mi
- Lebanon Masonic Lodge 116: 12.4 mi
- Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 12.5 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 12.7 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 12.8 mi
- Colby Woodsmen PV=nRT: 0.3 mi
- Waterville Fire/Rescue Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Central Maine Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Rotary International Table: 2.5 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Plaque: 3.4 mi
- 4: 0.0 mi
- 6: 0.0 mi
- 5: 0.0 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 1.8 mi
- River Stone: 1.9 mi
- Redington Museum: 1.8 mi
- Mc Cartney House Museum: 2.9 mi
- Oakland historical artifacts & photo museum: 3.1 mi
- L C Bates Museum: 7.0 mi
- Norridgewock Historical Society: 12.3 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Loon Cove: 17.3 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 17.7 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 18.0 mi
- Dye Garden: 18.2 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 10.1 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 14.7 mi
- Town Beach: 18.9 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 20.6 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 23.8 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 17.7 mi
- Hogback Ledge: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Colby College Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGaffey Mountain | W 261° | 360 m | 14.8 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | W 268° | 359 m | 14.2 mi |
| Round Top | W 265° | 343 m | 13.8 mi |
| Martin Hill | W 280° | 324 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hampshire Hill | WNW 285° | 310 m | 14.2 mi |
| Roberts Hill | W 274° | 308 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sanders Hill | W 272° | 249 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bigelow Hill | NNW 342° | 238 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:43 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:14 | 16:02 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Trtmt PLT, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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