Wilson Museum
Wilson Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 331 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Madison, a park 0.3 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off.
The story
The Wilson Museum is a museum in Castine, Maine, United States. It was founded using the collection of Dr John Howard Wilson, a geologist.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1921.
Wikidata Q8023151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 21.9 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 29.6 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 29 mi
- Hawk Watch · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Madison: 0.3 mi
- Battle Avenue Fields: 0.3 mi
- Fort George State Park: 0.5 mi
- Castine Town Common: 0.6 mi
- Fort Griffith: 0.8 mi
- Whites Head: 0.6 mi
- Backwood Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 3.0 mi
- John B Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Long Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Rene Henderson Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Greenbie Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Ferry Landing Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- John B. Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Starr and Virginia Lampson Preserve: 3.5 mi
- MMA Beach: 0.4 mi
- Wadsworth Cove Beach: 0.9 mi
- Spragues Beach: 3.9 mi
- Bakeman Beach: 5.0 mi
- Redman Beach: 5.1 mi
- Castine Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- The Good Life Center: 4.0 mi
- Islesboro historical society: 7.1 mi
- Maple Grove Cemetery: 8.4 mi
- Islesboro sailors memorial: 9.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 4.9 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 5.2 mi
- Gull Ledges: 7.1 mi
- The Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 8.4 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 0.6 mi
- Fort Pownall: 5.8 mi
- Fort Knox: 12.6 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 12.9 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 22.6 mi
- Before The Wind: 13.0 mi
- The Whale: 13.0 mi
- Andre the Seal: 19.0 mi
- Water Street Mural: 21.7 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 23.3 mi
- Monroe Falls: 18.8 mi
- Vinal Falls: 20.7 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 21.9 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 24.6 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 17.9 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 12.8 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 24.6 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Dome home: 22.3 mi
- Fields Pond Visitor Center: 24.8 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Wilson Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | SW 236° | 331 m | 14.2 mi |
| Blue Hill Mountain | ENE 72° | 281 m | 11.2 mi |
| Garey Mountain | SW 235° | 239 m | 13.9 mi |
| Derry Mountain | WSW 237° | 231 m | 13.3 mi |
| Patterson Hill | W 266° | 227 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | NW 323° | 226 m | 12.1 mi |
| Ducktrap Mountain | WSW 244° | 218 m | 11.1 mi |
| Beech Hill | WSW 252° | 205 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1104813179
Day trips start here
- Bucksport · 13 mi
- Orland · 13 mi
- Surry · 16 mi
- Ellsworth · 21 mi
- Acadia National Park · 26 mi
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