Circles Petroglyph
Circles Petroglyph is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Cox Pinnacle stands 108 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is McKay Farm Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.
This artwork features 40 circles made of concentric rings arrayed among a bolder field at the southern end of a ledge outcropping. There are several 'focal points' from which the artwork is designed to be seen.
What the record says
- Built
- 2024-06-01
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Signed "Sudeith" and dated 2024 in a hidden location amidst the carvings.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- McKay Farm Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Duley Farm Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Elbow Hill: 0.8 mi
- Cooley Center Pond Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Ridgewell Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Bridge Hill: 1.0 mi
- Parker Head: 1.1 mi
- Sam Day Hill: 1.2 mi
- Batchelder Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fuller Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Popham Colony: 2.9 mi
- Fort Popham State Historic Site: 2.9 mi
- Fort Baldwin State Historic Site: 3.1 mi
- Morse's Landing: 5.7 mi
- Trufant-Summerton Ballfield: 5.7 mi
- Fort Popham (historical): 2.9 mi
- Southport Civil War Monument: 7.3 mi
- Rachel Carson Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Honor the Brave Memorial: 8.4 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 9.2 mi
- Popham Beach: 3.3 mi
- Hunnewell Beach: 3.6 mi
- Half Mile Beach: 4.1 mi
- Spring Beach: 4.2 mi
- Seawall Beach: 4.4 mi
- Phippsburg Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Seguin Lighthouse Museum and Gift Shop: 6.4 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 7.2 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum Library Archives: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Waxwings Petroglyph: 1.6 mi
- Wild Bird Petroglyph: 1.6 mi
- Wyoming schooner: 7.2 mi
- Windsound: 9.5 mi
- Flock of Birds: 9.5 mi
- Floratorium: 2.9 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 7.9 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 9.5 mi
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 9.5 mi
- Arbor Garden: 9.5 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 9.5 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 9.6 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Morse Point: 3.9 mi
- Hockomock Head: 8.0 mi
- White Head Cliff: 21.2 mi
- The Cliffs: 21.3 mi
- Cod Ledges: 21.8 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 6.5 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 6.6 mi
- Bug Light: 22.9 mi
- First Falls: 18.1 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Circles Petroglyph. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Pinnacle | NW 311° | 108 m | 16.1 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | NE 56° | 87 m | 11.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 305° | 85 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | WNW 289° | 85 m | 16.4 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | NNW 327° | 81 m | 2.0 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 305° | 81 m | 15.2 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | ENE 59° | 79 m | 3.3 mi |
| Winston Hill | W 281° | 73 m | 15.6 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13416870447
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