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York Institute Museum

York Institute Museum from directly overhead

York Institute Museum is a museum in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 21 m. Ossipee Hill stands 312 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pepperell Park, a park 0.2 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
21 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.50122, -70.44163
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pepperell Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pepperell Park: 0.2 mi
  • Haley Park: 0.2 mi
  • Front Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jubilee Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Goosefare Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Slater Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Big Ledge: 3.2 mi
  • Joy Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Berry Hill: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Memorial Rock: 1.1 mi
  • World War Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • World War Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Mariner's Circle: 4.0 mi
  • Stage Island Monument: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Gardens
  • Memorial Garden: 3.4 mi
  • The Garden at Gull Crest: 11.6 mi
  • The Cape Community Garden at Maxwell's Farm: 12.4 mi
  • The Parks Department Community Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Libbytown Community Garden: 13.5 mi
Museums: 32
Artworks: 20
  • Our Forebearers of the Coast: 10.0 mi
  • Tidal Moon: 12.1 mi
  • Split Bench: 12.1 mi
  • Wire Globe: 12.4 mi
  • Athlete Sculptures: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Slackcrack: 1.3 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 10.8 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 15.2 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 15.4 mi
  • The Cliffs: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Elks Club: 12.2 mi
  • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 12.6 mi
  • Ampitheater: 13.0 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 14.3 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 3.4 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Orris Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Steep Falls: 22.8 mi
  • First Falls: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of York Institute Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ossipee HillWNW 292°312 m16.1 mi
Beaver HillW 264°192 m17.2 mi
Yeaton HillW 268°181 m14.8 mi
Chadbournes RidgeWNW 303°168 m15.8 mi
Grant HillW 275°146 m10.8 mi
Breakheart HillNNW 339°144 m16.9 mi
Brackett HillW 263°141 m14.4 mi
Isinglass HillNW 312°126 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0219:4320:27
September equinox06:3018:0318:41
December solstice07:1215:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425262676659483929
Precip in3.63.74.74.74.24.73.93.93.95.64.24.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kennebunkport, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367795474

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