Baxter Boulevard Sundial
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.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Baxter Boulevard
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- East End Beach: 1.9 mi
- Willard Beach: 3.2 mi
- West Shore Sandy Beach: 3.4 mi
- Seaglass Beach: 3.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 3.6 mi
- Mayor Baxter Woods Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Caldwell Square Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Rex Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Baxter Pines Monument: 1.0 mi
- Jack D. Finley Memorial Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Portland Observatory: 1.5 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 1.8 mi
- Elks Club: 2.4 mi
- Ampitheater: 2.7 mi
- Cumberland Farmers Club: 9.7 mi
- 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
- University of New England Art Gallery: 1.3 mi
- Maine Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House: 1.3 mi
- Neal Dow House: 1.3 mi
- Maine Jewish Museum: 1.4 mi
- Luminous Arbor: 0.3 mi
- Cloud Couch: 0.7 mi
- Pinecone: 1.0 mi
- Triangles At Work: 1.0 mi
- Duck House: 1.0 mi
- 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
- Presumpscot Falls: 3.4 mi
- First Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Steep Falls: 20.9 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 20.6 mi
- Davis Spring: 23.4 mi
- Bug Light: 2.4 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Baxter Boulevard Sundial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 340° | 178 m | 11.2 mi |
| Baker Mountain | NNW 335° | 149 m | 12.0 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNW 333° | 145 m | 6.0 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 334° | 144 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 3° | 136 m | 10.7 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 343° | 133 m | 9.1 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 337° | 129 m | 5.6 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 4° | 129 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5369265776
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