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Nickels-Sortwell House

Nickels-Sortwell House from directly overhead

Nickels-Sortwell House is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Beech Hill stands 165 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunken Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

historic house in Maine, United States

Dates from 1830.

Wikidata Q7028408, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.00306, -69.66554

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 37
Artworks: 33
Attractions: 32
  • Damariscotta River Cruises: 6.9 mi
  • Goats: 7.3 mi
  • Antique Engine Display: 7.3 mi
  • Maine Narrow Gauge History: 7.3 mi
  • Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Cole Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Hendricks Head Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Sand Cove Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Hotel Beach: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 23
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bond Brook Falls: 22.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Wiley's Corner Spring: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Nickels-Sortwell House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beech HillN 356°165 m14.4 mi
Blinn HillN 355°135 m8.3 mi
Palmer HillN 5°125 m9.5 mi
Dyer HillNNE 27°125 m11.6 mi
Crocker HillN 7°120 m10.4 mi
Ring HillNW 319°116 m14.1 mi
Jones HillNNE 18°111 m14.5 mi
Williams HillN 354°110 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:51
June solstice04:5719:4220:26
September equinox06:2618:0018:38
December solstice07:1115:1716:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222433435463696860493929
Precip in3.53.13.83.93.54.53.43.14.15.14.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wiscasset AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1153903377

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