Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Bradbury Mountain stands 143 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Joshua L. Chamberlain, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum was the home of American Civil War general, Bowdoin College president, and Maine Governor Joshua L. Chamberlain for over 50 years. Located at the corner of Maine Street and Potter Street in Brunswick, Maine, the house is now open seasonally to the public and is in the process of being restored as it was when Chamberlain lived there.
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Dates from 1984.
Wikidata Q6289991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bowdoin Civil War Monument: 0.2 mi
- Bowdoin War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Frances Caroline Chamberlain: 0.3 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 0.3 mi
- Robert P. Dunlap: 0.3 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 0.2 mi
- Fishway Viewing Area: 0.7 mi
- Cripps Creek Disc Golf Course: 2.9 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 7.8 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 7.9 mi
- Saint Paul's Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Coffin Street Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bowdoin Organic Garden: 0.4 mi
- Senior Garden: 0.7 mi
- Pumpkin Garden: 1.4 mi
- McKeen Park: 0.4 mi
- Nathaniel Davis Park: 0.5 mi
- Chamberlain Avenue Esplanade: 0.6 mi
- Mill Street Lot: 0.6 mi
- 250th Anniversary Park: 0.6 mi
- Coffin's Ice Pond: 0.9 mi
- Cow Island: 1.4 mi
- Greater Commons: 1.7 mi
- Coombs Property: 1.8 mi
- Town Commons: 1.8 mi
- Mount Ararat: 2.1 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.1 mi
- Buttermilk Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.6 mi
- Brimstone Hill: 4.8 mi
- Pejepscot Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum: 0.3 mi
- Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum: 2.0 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 7.5 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum Library Archives: 7.5 mi
- Coffin Pond: 1.5 mi
- Thomas Point Beach: 3.8 mi
- Sea Cove Beach: 11.0 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 13.1 mi
- Spring Beach: 13.3 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 0.0 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 0.2 mi
- Holy Trinty: 0.3 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 0.4 mi
- The Lineman: 0.4 mi
- Hockomock Head: 10.4 mi
- Morse Point: 14.7 mi
- The Bluff: 18.1 mi
- White Head Cliff: 21.5 mi
- The Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 8.6 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 8.6 mi
- Bug Light: 22.2 mi
- First Falls: 13.2 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradbury Mountain | W 267° | 143 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tryon Mountain | W 271° | 119 m | 11.5 mi |
| Tate Hill | NNW 345° | 109 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cox Pinnacle | WNW 294° | 108 m | 5.4 mi |
| Marston Hill | W 263° | 108 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bibber Hill | W 271° | 105 m | 10.6 mi |
| Whites Hill | NW 319° | 98 m | 11.3 mi |
| Libby Hill | WNW 294° | 95 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:42 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:18 | 16:06 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick NAS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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