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Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum

Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum from directly overhead

Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Beech Hill stands 165 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Biddle Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Limited

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.06097, -69.62404

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bird Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Wiscasset Community Park: 3.6 mi
  • Sherman Lake Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Sherman Park: 4.2 mi
  • Newcastle Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 35
Artworks: 33
Attractions: 29
  • Damariscotta River Cruises: 4.9 mi
  • The Barn: 6.6 mi
  • Goats: 11.0 mi
  • Antique Engine Display: 11.0 mi
  • Maine Narrow Gauge History: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Walker's Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Sand Cove Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Cole Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Hendricks Head Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Grimes Cove Beach: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 19
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bond Brook Falls: 19.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Wiley's Corner Spring: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beech HillNNW 344°165 m10.8 mi
Givens HillN 359°165 m15.4 mi
Haskell HillNE 35°148 m13.8 mi
Blinn HillNNW 327°135 m5.1 mi
Palmer HillNNW 347°125 m5.6 mi
Dyer HillNNE 27°125 m7.1 mi
Lunts HillWNW 300°122 m16.4 mi
Crocker HillN 353°120 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:51
June solstice04:5619:4220:26
September equinox06:2618:0018:38
December solstice07:1115:1616:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533445563696861493929
Precip in3.83.64.34.23.84.33.43.34.25.04.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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