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Ellsworth Historical Society

Ellsworth Historical Society from directly overhead

Ellsworth Historical Society is a museum in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Bald Mountain stands 342 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is World War II Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 8.6 miles off.

About

The story

city and county seat of Hancock County, Maine, United States

Dates from 1763.

Wikidata Q2075643, matched on coordinates and name (439 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
18 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.54244, -68.42572

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • World War II Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Donald Little Park: 0.2 mi
  • S. K. Whiting Park: 0.3 mi
  • Courthouse Gallery Art Park: 0.3 mi
  • Knowlton Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 28
Cliffs: 27
Museums: 26
Gardens: 22
  • COA Community Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 14.3 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 10.8 mi
  • Yourcenar: 13.3 mi
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 15.1 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 15.2 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 13
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 15.1 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 15.1 mi
  • The Bubble: 16.4 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 19.3 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 10
Springs: 8
  • Fern Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Maple Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Birch Spring: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Ellsworth Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 14.0 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 16.4 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 11.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Ellsworth Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNW 312°342 m11.9 mi
Big HillNNW 328°338 m12.7 mi
Schoodic MountainE 81°319 m13.9 mi
Great Pond MountainWNW 289°291 m12.6 mi
Blue Hill MountainSW 227°281 m11.0 mi
Flag HillWNW 294°270 m10.5 mi
Peaked MountainNW 308°258 m13.5 mi
Flying Moose MountainWNW 297°245 m10.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0818:46
June solstice04:5019:3820:23
September equinox06:2117:5518:33
December solstice07:0815:0915:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/238413421

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