Cole Land Transportation Museum
Cole Land Transportation Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Peaked Mountain stands 351 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairmont Park, a park 0.9 miles away.
The story
Dates from 1989.
Wikidata Q17510418, matched on coordinates and name (153 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairmont Park: 0.9 mi
- Bass Park: 1.2 mi
- Eastern Park: 1.4 mi
- Fishermans Park: 1.5 mi
- Hayford Park: 1.5 mi
- West Penjajawoc Grasslands: 5.1 mi
- McPhetres Farm Forest: 5.4 mi
- Davis Forest: 5.5 mi
- Manter Woods: 5.6 mi
- Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Hermon Hill: 5.2 mi
- Copeland Hill: 6.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 6.3 mi
- Buck Hill: 6.7 mi
- Hog Hill: 7.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 1.3 mi
- UMA Moose Statue: 1.5 mi
- An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 1.6 mi
- Together Place: 1.8 mi
- Greetings From Bangor Maine: 1.8 mi
- Battleship Maine Monument: 1.7 mi
- Peirce Memorial Statue: 2.1 mi
- Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 5.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Maine Air Museum: 1.1 mi
- Isaac Farrar Mansion Museum: 1.8 mi
- Police Museum: 1.8 mi
- Zillman Art Museum: 2.1 mi
- Clewley Museum: 2.1 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 1.4 mi
- "IT" Movie Manhole Cover: 1.7 mi
- Bangor YMCA: 1.7 mi
- Penobscot Theatre: 1.8 mi
- Maine Discovery Museum: 1.9 mi
- Rider Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Parks Pond Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Fletcher Bluff: 18.1 mi
- The Bluffs: 22.9 mi
- UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 1.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.8 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 6.1 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 10.0 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 19.3 mi
- Dunn Beach: 19.7 mi
- Otis Beach: 19.9 mi
- Hales Beach: 20.7 mi
- Jesse Beach: 21.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 2.2 mi
- Monroe Falls: 17.3 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 20.3 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Cole Land Transportation Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Mountain | WSW 247° | 351 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 132° | 342 m | 13.2 mi |
| Big Hill | ESE 117° | 338 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Waldo | SSW 198° | 320 m | 14.9 mi |
| Piper Mountain | WSW 242° | 318 m | 14.5 mi |
| Blackcap | E 101° | 312 m | 11.9 mi |
| Frank WEst Mountain | WSW 242° | 300 m | 13.8 mi |
| Great Pond Mountain | SSE 152° | 291 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:40 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:09 | 15:58 |
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 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bangor Intl AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/377408111
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