Battleship Maine Monument
Battleship Maine Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Bald Mountain stands 342 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Davenport Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Battleship Maine Monument is a memorial marker in Davenport Park, Bangor, Maine. It commemorates veterans of the Spanish–American War, and the loss of the USS Maine due to an explosion of unknown cause, which sparked the start of the war. Placed in 1922, it includes the shield and scrolls of the Maine, which were recovered from its wreckage in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Of several memorials to that war and the loss of the Maine, it is the most elaborate in the state.
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Dates from 1922.
Wikidata Q22661973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Davenport Park: 0.0 mi
- Talbot Park: 0.2 mi
- Pickering Square: 0.2 mi
- Hannibal Hamlin Park: 0.4 mi
- Norumbega Parkway: 0.4 mi
- McPhetres Farm Forest: 3.7 mi
- Davis Forest: 3.8 mi
- Manter Woods: 3.9 mi
- West Penjajawoc Grasslands: 4.0 mi
- Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Buck Hill: 5.0 mi
- Copeland Hill: 5.4 mi
- Hermon Hill: 5.8 mi
- Coffey Hill: 6.0 mi
- Kelley Hill: 6.5 mi
- Greetings From Bangor Maine: 0.1 mi
- Together Place: 0.1 mi
- An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 0.2 mi
- Spring Woods: 0.3 mi
- Bangor Wants You: 0.3 mi
- Police Museum: 0.1 mi
- Isaac Farrar Mansion Museum: 0.2 mi
- Zillman Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Clewley Museum: 0.7 mi
- Hose 5 Fire Museum: 0.9 mi
- Peirce Memorial Statue: 0.5 mi
- Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 6.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 8.6 mi
- Penobscot Theatre: 0.1 mi
- Bangor YMCA: 0.2 mi
- Maine Discovery Museum: 0.2 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 0.7 mi
- "IT" Movie Manhole Cover: 0.8 mi
- Rider Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Parks Pond Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Fletcher Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Carter Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.4 mi
- UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 1.5 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 7.4 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 8.4 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Dunn Beach: 18.6 mi
- Otis Beach: 18.9 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 20.1 mi
- Hales Beach: 20.3 mi
- Jesse Beach: 20.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 1.2 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 18.7 mi
- Monroe Falls: 18.9 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Battleship Maine Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | SE 139° | 342 m | 12.7 mi |
| Big Hill | ESE 123° | 338 m | 12.5 mi |
| Blackcap | ESE 106° | 312 m | 10.6 mi |
| Great Pond Mountain | SSE 159° | 291 m | 14.5 mi |
| Little Peaked Mountain | E 82° | 260 m | 14.8 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | SE 145° | 258 m | 11.3 mi |
| Kings Mountain | S 174° | 256 m | 8.7 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | E 97° | 249 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:40 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:09 | 15:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bangor Intl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 99001187OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Battleship Maine Monument, reference 99001187, listed 10/08/99.
OpenStreetMap element node/4723932299
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