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Willard Beach

Willard Beach from directly overhead

Willard Beach is a beach in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.

The story

beach in Cumberland County, Maine, United States

Wikidata Q33346658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.64308, -70.22678

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Willard Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Fisherman's Point: 0.2 mi
  • DiPetro Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cliff House Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Pierce Street Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Beaches: 60
Peaks
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Farm Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Barren Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Hunger Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Cross Hill: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 46
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 1.5 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 1.6 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 1.9 mi
  • Elks Club: 4.7 mi
  • Ampitheater: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 8
  • Cunner Ledges: 1.3 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 1.4 mi
  • The Cliffs: 1.8 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 1.8 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 5.8 mi
  • First Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 11.3 mi
  • Steep Falls: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Willard Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 333°178 m13.9 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 330°151 m9.3 mi
Leighton HillNW 324°145 m8.9 mi
Libby HillNNW 328°144 m12.9 mi
Bruce HillN 351°136 m12.7 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 334°133 m11.8 mi
Blackstrap HillNW 326°129 m8.5 mi
Walnut HillN 353°129 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0218:40
December solstice07:1215:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

Mean tidal range 9.12 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station PORTLAND, ME, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/148328434

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