L C Bates Museum
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L C Bates Museum is a museum in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 49 m. Loomis Hill stands 259 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kennebec River Access - Shawmut, a park 3.4 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
The story
The L.C. Bates Museum is an early 20th-century natural history and cultural museum in Hinckley, Maine, United States, located on the campus of Good Will-Hinckley. It was founded by George Walter Hinckley (1853–1950), as a part of the Good Will Home, a pioneering residential and educational institution for underprivileged children.
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Wikidata Q6456375, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 49 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kennebec River Access - Shawmut: 3.4 mi
- Mill Island Park: 5.2 mi
- PAL Athletic Fields: 5.2 mi
- Veterans' Monument Park: 5.3 mi
- Water Street Playground: 5.6 mi
- Wilcox Hill: 3.4 mi
- Town House Hill: 4.2 mi
- Beaulieu Hill: 5.8 mi
- Devil's Chair: 5.9 mi
- Little Bear Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Sugar Bush: 6.1 mi
- Martin Stream Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Lake George Lot: 7.5 mi
- Wessurunsett Stream Point: 7.8 mi
- Casino Hill: 8.1 mi
- Benton Family Fun Park: 6.3 mi
- A: 7.3 mi
- Alphabet Trails: 7.4 mi
- F: 7.4 mi
- E: 7.4 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Bandstand (Plaque): 5.3 mi
- “Roll Of Honor”: 5.3 mi
- “One Country” Monument: 5.3 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Plaque: 5.3 mi
- Rotary International Table: 6.3 mi
- Stumphenge: 4.3 mi
- 6: 7.0 mi
- 4: 7.0 mi
- 5: 7.0 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 7.6 mi
- Colby College Museum of Art: 7.0 mi
- Redington Museum: 8.0 mi
- History House: 8.6 mi
- Mc Cartney House Museum: 9.0 mi
- Norridgewock Historical Society: 9.1 mi
- Dye Garden: 17.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 17.2 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Loon Cove: 24.1 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 24.7 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 13.0 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 21.4 mi
- Town Beach: 24.9 mi
- Hogback Ledge: 22.2 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of L C Bates Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loomis Hill | N 359° | 259 m | 10.7 mi |
| Goodwin Hill | NNE 23° | 251 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bigelow Hill | NW 305° | 238 m | 6.0 mi |
| Goodwin Hill | NNE 19° | 233 m | 8.8 mi |
| Chase Hill | NNE 19° | 230 m | 12.2 mi |
| Foster Hill | N 5° | 223 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | W 267° | 223 m | 10.4 mi |
| Whittemore Hill | N 4° | 215 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:43 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
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 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Trtmt PLT, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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