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Libby Museum

Libby Museum, a museum in New Hampshire
Libby Museum, a museum in New HampshireUser:Fletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Libby Museum, a museum in New Hampshire
User:Fletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Libby Museum, a museum in New Hampshire
Fletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Libby Museum is a museum in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 164 m. Black Snout stands 854 m to the north, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Libby Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lakes Region Tour runs past it.

About

The story

The Libby Museum is a natural history museum at 755 North Main Street (New Hampshire Route 109 at Lang Pond Road) in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. The museum was founded by Dr. Henry Libby in 1912, and was the first museum in the state dedicated solely to its natural history. It is owned by the town of Wolfeboro, and is open seasonally between June and October. The museum's building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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Wikidata Q17039504, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
164 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.61433, -71.25847

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Libby Park: 0.0 mi
  • Carry Beach: 2.4 mi
  • 19 Mile Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Front Bay Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
  • Bean Park: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 44
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 20
Artworks: 20
  • Frog Rock: 8.2 mi
  • #20 / Nova: 12.3 mi
  • #23 / Red Wing: 12.4 mi
  • #16 ~ Hand: 12.4 mi
  • #27 / Black Sail: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Falls of Song: 8.3 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 8.4 mi
  • The Cascades: 8.5 mi
  • Whittier Falls: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 3.1 mi
  • Lucknow Mansion: 8.5 mi
  • Daytona Fun Park: 9.6 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 9.7 mi
  • Go-Karts: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Sanford Community Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Peace Garden: 23.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Huckins Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sanbornton Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Canterbury Rest Area: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Libby Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black SnoutN 355°854 m8.4 mi
Belknap MountainSW 220°726 m8.7 mi
Gunstock MountainSW 225°674 m8.6 mi
Turtleback MountainNNW 347°668 m8.2 mi
Big Ball MountainN 356°620 m7.7 mi
Mount KlemSSW 208°610 m8.0 mi
Canaan MountainN 6°597 m8.8 mi
Mount MackSSW 206°590 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0419:4720:31
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1615:2516:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445666717062503928
Precip in3.12.93.43.63.54.44.63.93.84.83.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeport 2, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366495273

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