Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
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Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Amethyst Park, a park 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
The story
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum (reporting mark MNGX) is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway, located in Portland, Maine, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1993.
Wikidata Q1885606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Amethyst Park: 0.1 mi
- Moon Tide Park: 0.1 mi
- Munjoy South Park: 0.2 mi
- Bellbuoy Park: 0.3 mi
- Bell Buoy Park: 0.3 mi
- Mast of the USS Portland: 0.4 mi
- Berlin Wall Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Wall of Heroes: 0.5 mi
- First Civic Monument: 0.6 mi
- The Maine Lobsterman: 0.6 mi
- Boyd Street Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Casco Bay Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Bayside Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 1.0 mi
- East End Beach: 0.6 mi
- Willard Beach: 1.5 mi
- West Shore Sandy Beach: 1.7 mi
- Seaglass Beach: 1.8 mi
- Sunset Beach: 1.8 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.8 mi
- Farm Hill: 2.5 mi
- Graves Hill: 2.6 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.7 mi
- Barren Hill: 3.3 mi
- Memorial Woods: 1.9 mi
- Memorial Woods: 1.9 mi
- Memorial Woods: 1.9 mi
- The Quiet Oaks: 1.9 mi
- Hagge Woods: 2.0 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 0.1 mi
- Portland Observatory: 0.3 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 0.5 mi
- Elks Club: 3.7 mi
- Ampitheater: 4.4 mi
- Maine Jewish Museum: 0.4 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House: 0.8 mi
- Maine Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Cushing's Point Museum: 0.8 mi
- Victoria Mansion: 1.0 mi
- The Armillary: 0.3 mi
- Triangles At Work: 0.9 mi
- Seven: 1.0 mi
- Duck House: 1.2 mi
- Pinecone: 1.4 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 2.8 mi
- Cod Ledges: 2.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 2.9 mi
- White Head Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 5.5 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 4.3 mi
- First Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 11.4 mi
- Steep Falls: 22.6 mi
- Bug Light: 0.7 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 334° | 178 m | 12.4 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 331° | 151 m | 7.8 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NW 324° | 145 m | 7.4 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 328° | 144 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 354° | 136 m | 11.4 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 335° | 133 m | 10.3 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 327° | 129 m | 6.9 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 357° | 129 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:20 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/855199799
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