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Great Ossipee Museum

Great Ossipee Museum from directly overhead

Great Ossipee Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Stone Mountain stands 494 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Merrill Park, a park 0.5 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hiram Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.88123, -70.80058
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Merrill Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mt Cutler Park: 0.6 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond State Water Access: 5.2 mi
  • Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds: 5.8 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 6.3 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Bull Ring Preserve: 3.1 mi
  • Tenmile River Demonstration Forest: 3.5 mi
  • Merrill Mountain Community Forest: 3.6 mi
  • Maine State Lands: 3.9 mi
  • Dennett Memorial Forest: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 48
  • PRIVATE sign: 11.8 mi
  • Amphitheatre: 12.8 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 13.2 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 14.2 mi
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 38
  • Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Denmark Town Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Baldwin Town Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Sebago Town Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Limerick Municipal Beach: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 14
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hiram Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Steep Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Diana's Baths: 22.6 mi
  • Champney Falls: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Loon Mural: 12.8 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 12.9 mi
  • Hannes Schneider: 19.6 mi
  • Athlete Sculptures: 22.3 mi
  • Wire Globe: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 12.7 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Pollinator's Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Davis Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 9.8 mi
  • lower falls: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Great Ossipee Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stone MountainWNW 290°494 m5.8 mi
Bill Merrill MountainWSW 237°491 m3.3 mi
Burnt Meadow Mountains, North PeakWNW 299°480 m5.8 mi
Burnt Meadow MountainsW 281°462 m5.8 mi
Mount MiserySW 227°461 m2.6 mi
Douglas MountainE 97°417 m5.2 mi
Robbins HillWSW 258°414 m2.4 mi
Webb Rowe MountainESE 102°405 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:56
June solstice05:0219:4620:30
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1515:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425462676658463625
Precip in3.33.34.14.53.84.44.13.84.15.44.54.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Hiram, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9756622619

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