Houlton, Maine: Solar System Model: Pluto
The furthest member of the world's largest scale model of the solar system. The model sun is 40 miles away.
Maine Tourist Information Center
- Address:
- 28 Ludlow Rd, Houlton, ME
- Directions:
- I-95 exit 302. Drive north on US Hwy 1, then immediately turn left onto Ludlow Rd. You'll see the Maine Tourist Information Center on the left; Pluto is mounted on a wall inside.
- Phone:
- 207-532-6346
- Admission:
- Free.
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Pluto is at the Information Center in Houlton, Maine -- about 40 miles from the Sun.
Although not considered a planet any longer, Pluto will remain on the model.
[Aaron Tomlinson, 07/27/2009]Start your space tour here. The most distant planet in Maine's scale model of the solar system is Pluto, some 40 miles from the Sun, north on Rt. 1 in Presque Isle. Pluto is represented by a small wooden ball mounted on the wall in the Houlton Information Center. Tiny Charon is mounted right next to it.
A brochure is provided to help you find the other planets. Maine's model of the solar system was completed in June 2003.
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September 2006: As of late August 2006, Pluto is no longer designated a planet -- now it's a "dwarf planet." However, there is no plan to remove it from the Solar System Model.