Biosphere
Biosphere is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Medical Herbal Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 5 ft
- Material
- stone;metal
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Medical Herbal Garden: 0.1 mi
- Plot 13: 0.5 mi
- Plot 23: 0.5 mi
- Plot 31: 0.5 mi
- Plot 39: 0.5 mi
- Jack D. Finley Memorial Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Mayor Baxter Woods Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Baxter Pines Monument: 0.6 mi
- Caldwell Square Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Baxter Boulevard Sundial: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 0.5 mi
- Graves Hill: 1.7 mi
- Deer Hill: 2.2 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.6 mi
- University Park: 0.6 mi
- Heseltine Park: 0.8 mi
- Caldwell Square: 0.9 mi
- Back Cove Trail park- Cheverus High School Area: 1.1 mi
- Portland Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 0.7 mi
- Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Ledges Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Pleasant Hill Woods Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Conservation Easement: 2.8 mi
- East End Beach: 2.9 mi
- West Shore Sandy Beach: 4.3 mi
- Willard Beach: 4.4 mi
- Seaglass Beach: 4.6 mi
- Sunset Beach: 4.7 mi
- Ampitheater: 2.1 mi
- Elks Club: 2.4 mi
- Portland Observatory: 2.6 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 2.8 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 2.9 mi
- University of New England Art Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Tate House Museum: 2.0 mi
- International Cryptozoology Museum: 2.2 mi
- Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine: 2.2 mi
- Neal Dow House: 2.4 mi
- The Constance Corey PhD. Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Luminous Arbor: 1.0 mi
- Cloud Couch: 1.3 mi
- Chalk Art Wall: 1.9 mi
- Slugger the Sea Dog: 2.0 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 5.6 mi
- Cod Ledges: 5.7 mi
- White Head Cliff: 5.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 7.2 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 2.8 mi
- First Falls: 9.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- Steep Falls: 19.8 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 19.5 mi
- Davis Spring: 22.3 mi
- Bug Light: 3.5 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Biosphere. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 343° | 178 m | 10.1 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 346° | 151 m | 5.4 mi |
| Baker Mountain | NNW 337° | 149 m | 10.9 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNW 337° | 145 m | 4.9 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 336° | 144 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 8° | 136 m | 9.9 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 346° | 133 m | 8.0 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 342° | 129 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10057004714
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