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Saturn

Saturn from directly overhead

Saturn is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Mars Hill stands 531 m to the east-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Titan, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. FISH RIVER SCENIC BYWAY passes 29 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

Diameter:51.9 inches (132 cm) Location:Westfield Construction:Metal structure, fiberglass cover Constructed by Caribou Tech Center Painted by Fort Fairfield Middle High School Inner Ring Diameter:63 inches (160 cm) Outer Ring Diameter:117 inches (297 cm)

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.54838, -67.92599
Around it

108 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
  • Green Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Big Rock Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • South Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Quaggy Joe: 5.4 mi
  • Mars Hill: 5.7 mi
Parks: 21
  • Village Playground: 1.5 mi
  • Prestile Stream Dam & Park: 3.5 mi
  • Aroostook State Park: 6.1 mi
  • The Little School Community Park: 6.7 mi
  • Arnold Brook Lake Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 14
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Briggs Mills Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Middle Pitch Falls: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • University Garden: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Nordic Heritage Center: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Haystack Rest Area: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill Dam: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mars HillESE 109°531 m5.7 mi
Saddleback MountainSW 216°508 m11.4 mi
Number Nine MountainSSW 208°494 m9.9 mi
Scopan MountainWNW 289°433 m13.3 mi
Scopan KnobW 277°432 m13.1 mi
Hovey MountainSSW 209°415 m12.5 mi
Nighthawk MountainSW 219°410 m15.6 mi
Maple MountainSSW 205°409 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0418:44
June solstice04:3919:4220:29
September equinox06:1917:5218:31
December solstice07:1414:5615:48

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5967829789

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