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Cushing's Point Museum

Cushing's Point Museum from directly overhead

Cushing's Point Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bug Light Park, a park 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
South Portland Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.65239, -70.23429

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bug Light Park: 0.1 mi
  • High & Sawyer Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pierce Street Park: 0.6 mi
  • Compass Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pine Street Fields: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Liberty Ship Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Fort Preble: 0.5 mi
  • Fishermans Point Shacks: 0.9 mi
  • Wall of Heroes: 0.9 mi
  • Berlin Wall Memorial: 0.9 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 60
  • Willard Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Seaglass Beach: 1.0 mi
  • East End Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Lobster Pound Beach: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Farm Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Barren Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Graves Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 46
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 0.8 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 0.9 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 1.1 mi
  • Elks Club: 4.2 mi
  • Ampitheater: 5.1 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 8
  • Cunner Ledges: 1.9 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 2.0 mi
  • The Cliffs: 2.2 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 2.2 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 5.1 mi
  • First Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 11.5 mi
  • Steep Falls: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Cushing's Point Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 333°178 m13.2 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 330°151 m8.5 mi
Leighton HillNW 324°145 m8.2 mi
Libby HillNNW 328°144 m12.1 mi
Bruce HillN 352°136 m12.1 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 334°133 m11.1 mi
Blackstrap HillNW 326°129 m7.7 mi
Walnut HillN 354°129 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0218:40
December solstice07:1215:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564706962504030
Precip in3.53.54.14.43.74.13.43.63.85.34.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/472819020

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