Roger Twitchell Observatory

Roger Twitchell Observatory is an observatory in Paris, Oxford County, Maine. Roger Twitchell Observatory is situated nearby to the nature reserve Whitney, as well as near Stock Farm Pond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paris Public Library and Deering Memorial United Methodist Church.

Paris Public Library

Library

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The Public Library of Paris, Maine, is located at 37 Market Square in the town of South Paris, Maine. The original portion of its building, a Colonial Revival brick structure built in 1926, was one of the last designs of the Portland architect John Calvin Stevens, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Paris Public Library is situated 1½ miles southwest of Roger Twitchell Observatory.

Deering Memorial United Methodist Church

Church

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Deering Memorial United Methodist Church is a historic church at 39 Main Street in South Paris, Maine. Completed in 1911 for a congregation established in 1815, it is the only known work in Maine of the Cleveland, Ohio partnership of Badgley and Nicklas, and one of Oxford County's finest late Gothic Revival churches. Deering Memorial United Methodist Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Roger Twitchell Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Paris and Paris Hill Historic District.

South Paris

Suburb

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South Paris is a census-designated place located within the town of Paris in Oxford County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Paris had a population of 2,183.

Paris Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Paris Hill Historic District encompasses the historic 19th century village of Paris Hill in Paris, Maine. This village was the primary civic seat in the town, which is also the county seat of Oxford County, and was where county facilities were located until they were moved to South Paris in 1895. Paris Hill Historic District is situated 1½ miles north of Roger Twitchell Observatory.

Norway

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Norway is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Norway was included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area.

Roger Twitchell Observatory

Type: Observatory
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Paris, Oxford County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.23906° or 44° 14′ 21″ north

Longitude

-70.49457° or 70° 29′ 41″ west

Open location code

87PF6GQ4+J5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 593907471

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

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