Museum · Maine
The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ash Point Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mussel Ridge Historic Society
How to reach it
Coordinates44.04828, -69.08450
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Ash Point Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Weskeag Headlands Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Plaisted Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Saint George Town Forest: 4.8 mi
- Robinson Trail: 5.3 mi
Parks
- Birch Point State Park: 0.9 mi
- Richard Carver Harbor Park: 3.0 mi
- Snow Marine Park: 3.2 mi
- Owls Head State Park: 3.5 mi
- Sandy Beach Park: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Gooseberry Knob: 2.4 mi
- Post Hill: 2.7 mi
- Ingraham Hill: 2.8 mi
- Foggs Hill: 3.8 mi
- Limestone Hill: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 51
- Lucia Beach: 0.7 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 0.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.6 mi
- Big White Beach: 8.6 mi
- Narrow Place Beach: 9.1 mi
Museums: 35
- Owls Head Transportation Museum: 1.5 mi
- Coastal Children’s Museum: 3.3 mi
- Sail Power & Steam Museum: 3.3 mi
- Maine Lighthouse Museum: 3.9 mi
- Center for Maine Contemporary Art: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Cannon: 4.4 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 6.0 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Millerite Ledges: 14.1 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Spruce Head: 17.8 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 20.1 mi
- The Bluff: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 8
- The Wall: 5.7 mi
- Prison Show Room: 5.7 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 21.8 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 22.3 mi
- Asst. Keeper's House-Gallery-Offic: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 7
- Sphere: 3.6 mi
- Lobster: 3.9 mi
- Seagull: 4.1 mi
- Puffin Wall: 4.1 mi
- Andre the Seal: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 4.0 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 12.3 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 12.4 mi
- Miller School Garden: 15.3 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 16.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Keepers Quarters: 21.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of The Old Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | N 4° | 419 m | 13.4 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNW 344° | 390 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 348° | 384 m | 12.8 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | NNW 344° | 375 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | N 8° | 331 m | 15.3 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | NNW 343° | 330 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NNW 334° | 313 m | 10.6 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NNW 337° | 291 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:14 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tenants Harbor, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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