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Thomas Reed Memorial

Thomas Reed Memorial from directly overhead

Thomas Reed Memorial is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Earth Day 2010, a historic site 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.

Statue and bronze plaque to commemorate achievements of famous Portland man, Thomas Brackett Reed, speaker of the US House of Representatives and national political power in 1890s. Located where an old Band Stand was located

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates43.65005, -70.27634
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Western Promenade: 0.2 mi
  • McIntyre Park: 0.5 mi
  • Reiche School Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Deering Street Park: 0.6 mi
  • Clark Street Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
  • Rose Circle: 0.7 mi
  • Shaw Sculpture Park: 0.7 mi
  • USM Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Libbytown Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
  • Dow's Woods Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
  • Sawyer Marsh: 2.3 mi
  • Sawyer Marsh: 2.4 mi
  • Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 2.7 mi
Peaks
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Sandy Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Barren Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 2.7 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 48
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 1.3 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 1.7 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 1.8 mi
  • Elks Club: 2.2 mi
  • Ampitheater: 3.2 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 28
Cliffs: 9
  • Cunner Ledges: 3.8 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 4.0 mi
  • The Cliffs: 4.3 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 4.3 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 9.8 mi
  • First Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Steep Falls: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Davis Spring: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Thomas Reed Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 342°178 m12.5 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 344°151 m7.9 mi
Leighton HillNNW 338°145 m7.3 mi
Libby HillNNW 337°144 m11.3 mi
Bruce HillN 2°136 m12.1 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 345°133 m10.5 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 341°129 m6.9 mi
Walnut HillN 4°129 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:1215:2116:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564706962504030
Precip in3.53.54.14.43.74.13.43.63.85.34.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7982999914

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