Split Bench
Split Bench is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tidal Moon, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- granite
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Waynflete Athletic Complex: 0.7 mi
- Jordan Park: 0.7 mi
- Stroudwater Park II: 0.8 mi
- Stroudwater Park I: 0.8 mi
- Redbank Community Park: 0.8 mi
- Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 2.4 mi
- Twin Fall Conservation Easement: 2.5 mi
- Hunnewell Hill: 2.6 mi
- Blue Heron Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 1.1 mi
- Sandy Hill: 1.6 mi
- Running Hill: 1.9 mi
- Deer Hill: 2.7 mi
- Thompson Hill: 2.8 mi
- Libbytown Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- USM Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rose Circle: 2.2 mi
- Plot 22: 2.2 mi
- Plot 12A: 2.2 mi
- Lieutenant Frothingham Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Earth Day 2010: 1.7 mi
- Caldwell Square Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Rex Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Baxter Pines Monument: 1.9 mi
- East End Beach: 3.7 mi
- Willard Beach: 4.1 mi
- Danforth Cove Beach: 4.4 mi
- Cliff House Beach: 4.5 mi
- Seaglass Beach: 4.8 mi
- Elks Club: 0.7 mi
- Ampitheater: 2.1 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 2.9 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 3.3 mi
- Portland Observatory: 3.3 mi
- Tate House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine: 0.9 mi
- International Cryptozoology Museum: 1.0 mi
- Neal Dow House: 2.0 mi
- Portland Fire Museum: 2.3 mi
- Tidal Moon: 0.0 mi
- Slugger the Sea Dog: 1.6 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Pinecone: 1.9 mi
- Luminous Arbor: 2.0 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 5.2 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 5.4 mi
- Cod Ledges: 5.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- White Head Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 5.3 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 8.7 mi
- First Falls: 12.3 mi
- Steep Falls: 20.2 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 19.9 mi
- Davis Spring: 23.1 mi
- Bug Light: 3.7 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Split Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | N 349° | 178 m | 12.3 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | N 356° | 151 m | 7.7 mi |
| Leighton Hill | N 351° | 145 m | 7.0 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 345° | 144 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 9° | 136 m | 12.4 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | N 354° | 133 m | 10.3 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | N 354° | 129 m | 6.8 mi |
| Milliken Hill | NNW 336° | 119 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8986796509
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