Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,231 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Park by the Bridge, a park 0.5 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 12.8 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 24.8 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Park by the Bridge: 0.5 mi
- Phillips Town Park: 0.5 mi
- Phllips Fish Hatchery: 4.5 mi
- Lance Corporal Scott Paul Memorial Town Park: 5.6 mi
- Carrabassett River Access: 5.7 mi
- Tory Hill: 3.6 mi
- Sampson Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bean Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Tantrattle Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Sylvester Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mount Abraham Public Reserved Land: 7.9 mi
- Strong Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Smalls Falls Public Reserved Land: 8.9 mi
- Tumbledown Public Reserved Land: 9.3 mi
- Chandler Hill Conservation Easement: 9.4 mi
- Light of the World Cross: 7.2 mi
- Lexington Historical Society: 17.5 mi
- Flagstaff Memorial Society: 22.0 mi
- Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 23.0 mi
- Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 23.3 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Parsons School: 13.5 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 14.4 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 14.4 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 14.4 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 0.6 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 6.4 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 14.5 mi
- Red Schoolhouse: 16.6 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 21.1 mi
- Smalls falls: 8.8 mi
- The Falls: 17.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 18.4 mi
- Rumford Falls: 22.6 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 14.0 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 14.8 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 22.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Smalls Falls: 8.7 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 24.0 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Riverside Beach: 18.2 mi
- Flagstaff: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback Mountain | NW 312° | 1,231 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Abraham | N 4° | 1,230 m | 9.8 mi |
| The Horn | NW 319° | 1,203 m | 11.0 mi |
| Saddleback Junior | NNW 327° | 1,108 m | 10.5 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,088 m | 10.0 mi |
| Little Jackson Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,055 m | 11.0 mi |
| Lone Mountain | N 354° | 975 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Blue | S 181° | 973 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:47 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:15 | 16:04 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4482437342
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