- Elevation
- 68 m
- Tallest summit within 12.9 miles
- Atherton Hill178 m · 12.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY17.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6654, -70.2482
Portland Observatory is a attraction in Maine, at a recorded 68 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Maine Jewish Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
signal and observation tower in Maine, United States
Dates from 1807.
Wikidata Q2105180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1807
- Height
- 25 m
- Elevation
- 68 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Portland Observatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 334° | 178 m | 12.1 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 331° | 151 m | 7.4 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NW 324° | 145 m | 7.1 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 328° | 144 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 355° | 136 m | 11.1 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 335° | 133 m | 10.0 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NW 326° | 129 m | 6.6 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 357° | 129 m | 11.9 mi |
- 17.7 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- First Civic Monument: 0.3 mi
- Mast of the USS Portland: 0.4 mi
- Major Charles Loring Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- The Maine Lobsterman: 0.7 mi
- Berlin Wall Memorial: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.2 mi
- Graves Hill: 2.3 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.4 mi
- Farm Hill: 2.8 mi
- Barren Hill: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 57
- East End Beach: 0.5 mi
- West Shore Sandy Beach: 1.8 mi
- Willard Beach: 1.9 mi
- Seaglass Beach: 2.0 mi
- Sunset Beach: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 48
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 0.4 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 0.7 mi
- Elks Club: 3.6 mi
- Ampitheater: 4.3 mi
- Cumberland Farmers Club: 10.3 mi
Museums: 39
- Maine Jewish Museum: 0.3 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: 0.3 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House: 0.8 mi
- Maine Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Cushing's Point Museum: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Presumpscot Falls: 4.0 mi
- First Falls: 9.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Steep Falls: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Bug Light: 1.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 20.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:20 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
- OpenStreetMap record
- Wikipedia
- Wikidata
- Official site
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 73000122
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