Portland Observatory
Portland Observatory is an attraction in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 68 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Munjoy South Park, a park 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
The story
signal and observation tower in Maine, United States
Dates from 1807.
Wikidata Q2105180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1807
- Height
- 25 m
- Elevation
- 68 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Munjoy South Park: 0.1 mi
- Fort Sumner Park: 0.2 mi
- Marada Adams Park: 0.2 mi
- Peppermint Park: 0.3 mi
- Amethyst Park: 0.3 mi
- 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
- Casco Bay Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Boyd Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bayside Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 1.1 mi
- 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
- Memorial Woods: 1.9 mi
- Memorial Woods: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Woods: 2.0 mi
- The Quiet Oaks: 2.0 mi
- Hagge Woods: 2.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Armillary: 0.5 mi
- Triangles At Work: 0.8 mi
- Seven: 1.1 mi
- Duck House: 1.2 mi
- Pinecone: 1.3 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 3.1 mi
- Cod Ledges: 3.1 mi
- White Head Cliff: 3.2 mi
- The Cliffs: 3.2 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 5.8 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 4.0 mi
- First Falls: 9.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Steep Falls: 22.4 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 22.1 mi
- Davis Spring: 24.9 mi
- Bug Light: 1.0 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 20.8 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 73000122OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/334261315
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