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Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Museum

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Museum is a museum in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Blackstrap Hill stands 151 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Harmon Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

train station in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States

Dates from 2003.

Wikidata Q14715334, matched on coordinates and name (411 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
12 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.51781, -70.37804
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harmon Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Old Orchard Beach Municipal Court: 0.4 mi
  • OOB Recreation Complex at the Ballpark: 0.7 mi
  • Furber Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Nature reserves
  • Milliken Mills Trails: 1.6 mi
  • Blueberry Plains Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Milliken Mills Trails: 2.0 mi
  • Brandt Donation: 2.6 mi
  • Mobil Donation: 2.6 mi
Peaks
  • Blue Point Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Slater Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Goosefare Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Scottow Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Joy Hill: 5.5 mi
Gardens
  • Memorial Garden: 3.3 mi
  • The Garden at Gull Crest: 8.3 mi
  • The Cape Community Garden at Maxwell's Farm: 9.3 mi
  • The Parks Department Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Libbytown Community Garden: 10.9 mi
Museums: 33
Artworks: 21
Cliffs: 9
  • Slackcrack: 4.3 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 7.5 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 12.0 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 12.3 mi
  • The Cliffs: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Elks Club: 9.9 mi
  • Ampitheater: 10.9 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 11.4 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 11.8 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 2.2 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 15.0 mi
  • First Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Steep Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Orris Falls: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackstrap HillN 10°151 m16.9 mi
Grant HillW 269°146 m13.9 mi
Leighton HillN 8°145 m16.1 mi
Breakheart HillNNW 327°144 m17.4 mi
Brackett HillW 261°141 m17.7 mi
Blackstrap HillN 10°129 m15.9 mi
Milliken HillN 2°119 m15.8 mi
Jones HillN 1°118 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0119:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1215:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564706962504030
Precip in3.53.54.14.43.74.13.43.63.85.34.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367795506

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