Northern Maine Museum of Science
Northern Maine Museum of Science is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Mars Hill stands 531 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sun, a artwork 0.1 miles away. FISH RIVER SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
The Northern Maine Museum of Science is a natural history museum in Presque Isle, Maine. Located on the campus of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, it was founded in the early 1970s when Leroy Norton, an Aroostook County naturalist donated a significant number of pieces, including sea shells and local forestry examples. It expanded again in the 1970s when it received a large portion of the defunct Portland Museum of Natural History. It is located in Folsom Hall on the UMPI campus. Exhibit topics include biology, mathematics, physical science, astronomy, chemistry, geology, forestry and agriculture.
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Dates from 1994.
Wikidata Q7058695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The University of Maine at Presque Isle
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the FISH RIVER SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 27.9 mi off the ST JOHN VALLEY CULTURAL BYWAY, National
123 named places within 25 miles
- Hobart Hill: 2.9 mi
- North Peak: 4.1 mi
- Edmunds Hill: 4.7 mi
- Quaggy Joe: 4.8 mi
- South Peak: 4.8 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
- Mantle Lake Park: 0.7 mi
- Northern Maine Fair: 1.0 mi
- Peace Park: 1.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Caribou Stream Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Ashland Public Reserved Land: 18.4 mi
- Upland Wildlife Habitat Area: 18.7 mi
- Sasəkatəkok/ Sasokatokuk Nature Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Pollard Flat Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Presque Isle Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
- Maysville Museum: 3.9 mi
- Caribou Historical Center & Museum: 9.1 mi
- Frontier Heritage History Museum: 11.0 mi
- Nylander Museum: 12.9 mi
- Loring Air Force Base Tank Farm: 18.7 mi
- AGM-28 Hound Dog: 19.4 mi
- Caribou Air Force Station: 21.6 mi
- Nordic Heritage Center: 5.8 mi
- Historical Society: 18.9 mi
- University Garden: 0.3 mi
- Haystack Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- 2: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Northern Maine Museum of Science. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill | SE 137° | 531 m | 14.2 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | S 187° | 508 m | 18.0 mi |
| Number Nine Mountain | S 181° | 494 m | 17.2 mi |
| Scopan Mountain | WSW 243° | 433 m | 9.3 mi |
| Scopan Knob | SW 231° | 432 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hovey Mountain | S 185° | 415 m | 19.6 mi |
| Nighthawk Mountain | SSW 195° | 410 m | 21.4 mi |
| Maple Mountain | S 182° | 409 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:05 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:39 | 19:43 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:52 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 14:56 | 15:47 |
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 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Presque Isle, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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