Museum · Maine
Montpelier
Montpelier is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomaston Library Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- General Henry Knox Museum
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates44.08160, -69.16840
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Thomaston Library Park: 0.4 mi
- Mill River Park: 0.5 mi
- Mayo Park: 0.9 mi
- Mall Park: 0.9 mi
- Wadsworth Street Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Limestone Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ingraham Hill: 2.7 mi
- Benner Hill: 3.5 mi
- Post Hill: 4.6 mi
- Dodge Mountain: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Thomaston Town Forest: 1.8 mi
- Weskeag Headlands Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Trolley Marsh Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Rockland Bog Overlook: 3.3 mi
- Saint George Town Forest: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 45
- Sandy Beach: 3.4 mi
- Lucia Beach: 4.7 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 4.7 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 8.5 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 10.1 mi
Museums: 38
- Thomaston Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Shore Village Museum: 3.1 mi
- Shore Village Lighthouse Museum Library: 3.1 mi
- Farnsworth Art Museum: 3.3 mi
- Coastal Children’s Museum: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Cannon: 3.5 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 5.0 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 8
- Prison Show Room: 1.2 mi
- The Wall: 1.2 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 18.5 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 19.6 mi
- The Barn: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Millerite Ledges: 12.5 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Spruce Head: 17.5 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 19.8 mi
- The Bluff: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 7
- Lobster: 3.3 mi
- Sphere: 3.3 mi
- Seagull: 3.4 mi
- Puffin Wall: 3.4 mi
- Andre the Seal: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 3.2 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 7.6 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 7.7 mi
- Miller School Garden: 10.8 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 15.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 4.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Montpelier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NNE 24° | 419 m | 12.1 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | N 6° | 390 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 9° | 384 m | 10.3 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | N 4° | 375 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NNE 26° | 331 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | N 358° | 330 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | N 356° | 313 m | 7.3 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | N 0° | 291 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:14 | 16:02 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tenants Harbor, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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