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Mars

Mars from directly overhead

Mars is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mars Hill stands 531 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Moon, a artwork 0.4 miles away. FISH RIVER SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

Diameter: 2.9 inches (7.4 cm) Location: "Welcome to Presque Isle" sign Constructed by: Caribou Tech Center (Caribou High School) Painted by: Jeanie McGowan, Curator of Collections at the Northern Maine Museum of Science and student at the UM Presque Isle

The record

What the record says

Material
rubber
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.65291, -68.00412
Around it

125 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
  • North Peak: 2.8 mi
  • South Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Quaggy Joe: 3.4 mi
  • Hobart Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Melville Hill: 5.1 mi
Parks: 26
  • Mantle Lake Park: 1.3 mi
  • Arnold Brook Lake Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Riverside Park: 2.0 mi
  • Northern Maine Fair: 2.5 mi
  • Peace Park: 2.7 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Nordic Heritage Center: 6.4 mi
  • Historical Society: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • University Garden: 1.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Haystack Rest Area: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 2: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mars. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mars HillSE 135°531 m12.8 mi
Saddleback MountainS 190°508 m16.8 mi
Number Nine MountainS 183°494 m15.9 mi
Scopan MountainWSW 252°433 m9.4 mi
Scopan KnobWSW 239°432 m10.9 mi
Hovey MountainS 187°415 m18.4 mi
Nighthawk MountainSSW 197°410 m20.3 mi
Maple MountainS 184°409 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0518:45
June solstice04:3919:4320:30
September equinox06:1917:5218:32
December solstice07:1414:5615:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131626405362676658453320
Precip in2.51.92.42.83.33.83.73.83.54.23.13.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Presque Isle, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5967829796

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