Artwork · Maine
Samantha Smith
Samantha Smith is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Mount Pisgah stands 246 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Maine State Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
Coordinates44.30604, -69.78213
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gage Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Monument Park: 0.4 mi
- Kennebec River Rail Trail Park: 0.5 mi
- Welcome to Augusta: 0.5 mi
- Coburn Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Howard Hill Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Judy Kane Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Effie L. Berry Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Bond Brook Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Augusta Nature Education Center: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Howard Hill: 0.8 mi
- Burnt Hill: 1.0 mi
- Granite Hill: 2.4 mi
- Perkins Hill: 2.5 mi
- Lithgow Hill: 2.7 mi
Museums: 23
- Maine State Museum: 0.0 mi
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 0.2 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Old Fort Western: 0.9 mi
- Klahr Center: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 0.3 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 13
- Liberty Bell: 0.1 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 1.4 mi
- Dummer House: 1.4 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 9.3 mi
- Kiddie Land: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 10
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 0.1 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 0.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 1.3 mi
- Fisher Man: 16.8 mi
- River Stone: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 8
- Cony Circle Garden: 1.0 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 1.2 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 1.3 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Loon Cove: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- East Winthrop Beach: 5.8 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 5.9 mi
- Town Beach: 10.3 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 14.0 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 1.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Bluff: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Samantha Smith. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | W 270° | 246 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bowen Hill | NW 319° | 238 m | 14.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 296° | 221 m | 15.1 mi |
| Danforth Hill | SW 227° | 208 m | 15.4 mi |
| Morrison Heights | W 276° | 204 m | 13.7 mi |
| Hornbeam Mountain | NW 325° | 204 m | 14.4 mi |
| Monks Hill | NW 307° | 203 m | 6.2 mi |
| Allen Hill | NW 319° | 193 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:16 | 16:03 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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