- Elevation, modelled
- 13 m
- Tallest summit within 14.5 miles
- Atherton Hill178 m · 14.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY18.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6287, -70.2543
The Parks Department Community Garden is a garden in Maine, at a modelled 13 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Anthoine Creek Park, a park 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
- Operated by
- Cith of South Portland
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of The Parks Department Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 340° | 178 m | 14.3 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 340° | 151 m | 9.6 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNW 335° | 145 m | 9.1 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 335° | 144 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 357° | 136 m | 13.6 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 341° | 133 m | 12.2 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 337° | 129 m | 8.7 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 359° | 129 m | 14.5 mi |
- 18.2 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Anthoine Creek Park: 0.4 mi
- Erskine Park: 0.4 mi
- Trout Brook Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Mill Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Yerxa Park: 0.6 mi
- Sawyer Marsh: 0.6 mi
- Sawyer Marsh: 0.6 mi
- Dow's Woods Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Winnick Woods: 1.5 mi
- Hobstone Woods Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 0.8 mi
- Barren Hill: 1.0 mi
- Cross Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sandy Hill: 2.6 mi
- Farm Hill: 2.8 mi
- South Portland Civil War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Lieutenant Frothingham Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Fishermans Point Shacks: 1.7 mi
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument: 1.8 mi
- John Ford Statue: 1.8 mi
- The Cape Community Garden at Maxwell's Farm: 1.0 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 1.8 mi
- Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Rose Circle: 2.2 mi
- Danforth Cove Beach: 1.6 mi
- Cliff House Beach: 1.7 mi
- Willard Beach: 1.7 mi
- Maiden Cove Beach: 1.9 mi
- Devil's Bathing Beach: 2.5 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 1.9 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 2.2 mi
- Portland Observatory: 2.6 mi
- Elks Club: 3.7 mi
- Ampitheater: 4.9 mi
- Victoria Mansion: 1.6 mi
- Portland Fire Museum: 1.7 mi
- Neal Dow House: 1.8 mi
- Cushing's Point Museum: 1.9 mi
- Maine Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Seven: 1.8 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 1.8 mi
- The Armillary: 2.1 mi
- Duck House: 2.2 mi
- Pinecone: 2.2 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 2.7 mi
- Cod Ledges: 2.9 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 3.2 mi
- The Cliffs: 3.3 mi
- White Head Cliff: 3.4 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 9.6 mi
- First Falls: 12.3 mi
- Steep Falls: 23.2 mi
- Bug Light: 2.1 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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.
- American Herring Gull108 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee87 obs
- Western Honey Bee73 obs
- Monarch73 obs
- Common Eider53 obs
- House Sparrow46 obs
- sensitive fern46 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle45 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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