Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Ogunquit Museum of American Art is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the west, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA) is an art museum located in Ogunquit, Maine. The Museum officially opened in 1953 and was founded by Lost Generation artist Henry Strater. Situated near Perkins Cove, the Museum and its three acres of sculpture gardens overlook Narrow Cove with views directly over the Atlantic Ocean. OMAA houses a permanent collection of over 3,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and photographs spanning from the late 1800s to the present.
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Dates from 1953.
Wikidata Q7080289, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Independence Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Hill: 0.5 mi
- Birch Knoll: 0.9 mi
- Gulf Hill: 1.3 mi
- Clay Hill: 1.7 mi
- Wander Hill: 2.3 mi
- Agamenticus Fields: 1.1 mi
- Ellis Park: 4.2 mi
- York Beach Ballfield and Park: 4.3 mi
- Sohier Park: 4.7 mi
- Wells Harbor Community Park: 6.1 mi
- Kirkpatrick Woods: 1.7 mi
- Payeur Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Ogunquit Town Forest: 1.8 mi
- Beach Plum Farm: 2.0 mi
- McFeely Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Rachel Carson: 7.9 mi
- Roundhouse: 10.2 mi
- Grave of William Pepperrell: 11.9 mi
- Fort McClary Blockhouse: 12.1 mi
- Rifleman's House: 12.1 mi
- Little Beach: 0.8 mi
- Ogunquit Beach: 1.2 mi
- Footbridge Beach: 2.0 mi
- Moody Beach: 3.1 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 3.1 mi
- Ogunquit Heritage Museum: 1.0 mi
- Emerson-Wilcox House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Old Gaol Museum: 7.0 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum: 7.0 mi
- Sayward-Wheeler House Museum: 7.4 mi
- Our Forebearers of the Coast: 10.4 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 13.0 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 13.5 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 13.6 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 13.9 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 13.6 mi
- Community Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Trial Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 7.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 9.2 mi
- Take Flight: 9.3 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 12.8 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 13.7 mi
- Orris Falls: 6.8 mi
- Hayes Falls: 16.0 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 16.3 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 19.6 mi
- Second Falls: 20.1 mi
- Bald Head Cliff: 1.1 mi
- York Cliffs: 2.7 mi
- Dover Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 15.1 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 15.2 mi
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Birthday Bay: 16.8 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 18.8 mi
- Front Pavilion: 20.3 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 20.3 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 4.7 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 12.8 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 12.8 mi
- Oil House: 12.8 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 24.7 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 24.8 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agamenticus | W 262° | 210 m | 5.2 mi |
| Second Hill | W 268° | 167 m | 4.7 mi |
| Third Hill | W 272° | 159 m | 4.1 mi |
| Horse Hills | WSW 254° | 118 m | 5.8 mi |
| Welch Hill | WNW 303° | 108 m | 7.1 mi |
| Third Hill | WSW 247° | 104 m | 10.5 mi |
| Norman Hill | W 275° | 103 m | 6.0 mi |
| Brown Hill | WNW 297° | 102 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:24 | 16:10 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Neddick, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/690174501
Day trips start here
- Ogunquit · 1 mi
- Wells · 6 mi
- York · 6 mi
- Kennebunkport · 10 mi
- Kennebunk · 11 mi
- Portsmouth · 14 mi
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