Cedar Waxwings Petroglyph
Cedar Waxwings Petroglyph is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Tate Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Bird Petroglyph, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
Nine cedar waxwings carved on an outcropping facing the path. The birds were photographed in Phippsburg during their fall migration. There are a series of Sudeith's signature, circle motifs carved on nearby rocks north of the birds.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Signed in hidden location "Sudeith", dated. Circle emblems included on nearby rocks west and north of the bird images.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cooley Center Pond Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Bijhouwer Forest Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Elbow Hill: 0.9 mi
- Bald Head Preserve: 1.1 mi
- McKay Farm Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Bridge Hill: 0.7 mi
- Fuller Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Parker Head: 1.8 mi
- Batchelder Hill: 1.9 mi
- West Georgetown Hill: 1.9 mi
- Morse's Landing: 4.1 mi
- Fort Popham State Historic Site: 4.3 mi
- Popham Colony: 4.3 mi
- Fort Baldwin State Historic Site: 4.5 mi
- South End Boat Launch: 5.3 mi
- Fort Popham (historical): 4.3 mi
- Southport Civil War Monument: 6.8 mi
- Honor the Brave Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Rachel Carson Memorial: 7.7 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 8.4 mi
- Half Mile Beach: 4.7 mi
- Popham Beach: 4.7 mi
- Mile Beach: 4.9 mi
- East Beach: 4.9 mi
- Hunnewell Beach: 5.0 mi
- Phippsburg Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 5.6 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum Library Archives: 5.6 mi
- NeKrangan II Museum: 7.4 mi
- Wild Bird Petroglyph: 0.1 mi
- Circles Petroglyph: 1.6 mi
- Wyoming schooner: 5.7 mi
- Windsound: 8.5 mi
- Flock of Birds: 8.5 mi
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 8.5 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 8.5 mi
- Arbor Garden: 8.5 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 8.6 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Floratorium: 4.1 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Sunken Garden: 6.4 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Morse Point: 5.4 mi
- Hockomock Head: 6.5 mi
- The Bluff: 21.8 mi
- White Head Cliff: 22.2 mi
- The Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 4.9 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 5.0 mi
- Bug Light: 23.8 mi
- First Falls: 18.3 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Cedar Waxwings Petroglyph. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Hill | NW 324° | 109 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cox Pinnacle | NW 306° | 108 m | 15.3 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | ENE 63° | 87 m | 10.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 299° | 85 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NE 43° | 83 m | 15.1 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | W 273° | 81 m | 1.3 mi |
| Bald Rock | WNW 300° | 81 m | 14.5 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | E 87° | 79 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:18 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13416871835
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