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Baxter Boulevard Sundial

Baxter Boulevard Sundial from directly overhead

Baxter Boulevard Sundial is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrow's Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Baxter Boulevard
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.67093, -70.27805
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Barrow's Park: 0.0 mi
  • Trinity Park: 0.2 mi
  • Back Cove Trail West: 0.3 mi
  • Longfellow Park: 0.3 mi
  • Back Cove Trail park- Cheverus High School Area: 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • USM Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Libbytown Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Longfellow Arboretum: 0.8 mi
  • Rose Circle: 1.0 mi
  • Bayside Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Graves Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Deer Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
  • Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 1.7 mi
  • Ledges Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Pleasant Hill Woods Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Berle Mill Pond: 3.0 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 49
  • Portland Observatory: 1.5 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 1.7 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 1.8 mi
  • Elks Club: 2.4 mi
  • Ampitheater: 2.7 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 9
  • Cunner Ledges: 4.5 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 4.6 mi
  • The Cliffs: 4.7 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 4.7 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 3.4 mi
  • First Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 10.9 mi
  • Steep Falls: 20.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Davis Spring: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Baxter Boulevard Sundial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 340°178 m11.2 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 341°151 m6.5 mi
Baker MountainNNW 335°149 m12.0 mi
Leighton HillNNW 333°145 m6.0 mi
Libby HillNNW 334°144 m10.0 mi
Bruce HillN 3°136 m10.7 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 343°133 m9.1 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 337°129 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:1215:2116:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5369265776

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