Museum · Maine
Phippsburg Historical Museum
Phippsburg Historical Museum is a museum in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Cox Pinnacle stands 108 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is McKay Farm Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates43.78786, -69.80393
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- McKay Farm Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Duley Farm Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Elbow Hill: 0.9 mi
- Cooley Center Pond Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Wilbur Preserve at Cox’s Head: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Parker Head: 0.6 mi
- Bridge Hill: 1.1 mi
- Sam Day Hill: 1.4 mi
- West Georgetown Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cox Head: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Popham (historical): 2.5 mi
- Southport Civil War Monument: 6.8 mi
- Rachel Carson Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Honor the Brave Memorial: 8.6 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 8.7 mi
Parks
- Popham Colony: 2.5 mi
- Fort Popham State Historic Site: 2.5 mi
- Fort Baldwin State Historic Site: 2.7 mi
- Morse's Landing: 5.8 mi
- Trufant-Summerton Ballfield: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 49
- Popham Beach: 2.9 mi
- Hunnewell Beach: 3.2 mi
- Half Mile Beach: 3.4 mi
- Mile Beach: 3.9 mi
- East Beach: 4.1 mi
Museums: 41
- Georgetown Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Seguin Lighthouse Museum and Gift Shop: 6.0 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 7.4 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum Library Archives: 7.4 mi
- NeKrangan II Museum: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 34
- Circles Petroglyph: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Waxwings Petroglyph: 1.8 mi
- Wild Bird Petroglyph: 1.8 mi
- Wyoming schooner: 7.4 mi
- Windsound: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 32
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 9.2 mi
- Arbor Garden: 9.2 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 9.2 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 9.2 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 29
- Floratorium: 3.3 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.2 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Morse Point: 3.7 mi
- Hockomock Head: 8.0 mi
- White Head Cliff: 21.7 mi
- The Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Cod Ledges: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 6.6 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 6.7 mi
- Bug Light: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- First Falls: 18.7 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Phippsburg Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Pinnacle | NW 310° | 108 m | 16.7 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | NE 54° | 87 m | 11.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 305° | 85 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NE 37° | 83 m | 16.2 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | NW 318° | 81 m | 2.5 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 305° | 81 m | 15.8 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | NE 49° | 79 m | 2.9 mi |
| Winston Hill | W 281° | 73 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:18 | 16:05 |
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 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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