What does it mean by setting a scene?

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It could mean several things. Can you be more specific and put this term in context?
Scene as in for a character to be in.
The setting is the time and place.

He could be in the woods of Maine today.

He could be in Dallas, Texas, in November, 1960.

He could be in a Seattle high school classroom in 2010.

He could be riding with Paul Revere at the start of the American Revolution.