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Umbrella Cover Museum

Umbrella Cover Museum, a museum in Maine
Umbrella Cover Museum, a museum in MaineGuilherme saguia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Umbrella Cover Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Peaks Island Land Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.

The story

The Umbrella Cover Museum in Peaks Island, Maine is a museum that pays tribute to umbrella covers. The museum was created and is curated by Nancy 3. Hoffman; she has collected more than 2000 umbrella covers from over 70 countries as of August 2021.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7881395, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.65599, -70.19815

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Picnic Point: 0.4 mi
  • Ballfield: 0.5 mi
  • Trott-Littlejohn Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fisherman's Point: 1.7 mi
  • Willard Beach: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Farm Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Hunger Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Rohrs Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Barren Hill: 4.3 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 56
  • Sandy Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Lobster Pound Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Shell Beach: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 2.4 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 2.6 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 2.7 mi
  • Elks Club: 6.0 mi
  • Ampitheater: 6.8 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 8
  • White Head Cliff: 0.8 mi
  • The Cliffs: 0.9 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 1.2 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 1.4 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Presumpscot Falls: 5.8 mi
  • First Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 13.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Umbrella Cover Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNW 326°178 m13.9 mi
Blackstrap HillNW 319°151 m9.4 mi
Leighton HillNW 314°145 m9.2 mi
Libby HillNW 320°144 m13.0 mi
Bruce HillNNW 343°136 m12.2 mi
Poplar RidgeNW 325°133 m11.8 mi
Blackstrap HillNW 315°129 m8.7 mi
Walnut HillNNW 346°129 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0218:40
December solstice07:1215:2016:07

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/777179685

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