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Baxter Pines Monument

Baxter Pines Monument from directly overhead

Baxter Pines Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mayor Baxter Woods Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.

BAXTER PINES Donated to the City of Portland by Percival Proctor Baxter Governor, 1921-1924 Forever to be held in trust as a municipal grove and bird sanctuary.

About

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34820584, matched on coordinates and name (439 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
BAXTER PINES Donated to the City of Portland by Percival Proctor Baxter Governor, 1921-1924 Forever to be held in trust as a municipal grove and bird sanctuary.
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.67452, -70.29809
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
  • Plot 5: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 4: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 12A: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 2: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 12: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • Caldwell Square: 0.4 mi
  • Capisic Pond Park: 0.7 mi
  • Heseltine Park: 0.7 mi
  • Nason's Corner Park: 0.8 mi
  • Trinity Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 0.7 mi
  • Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
  • Ledges Preserve: 2.4 mi
  • Pleasant Hill Woods Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Conservation Easement: 2.9 mi
Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Deer Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Graves Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Running Hill: 3.4 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 49
  • Ampitheater: 1.7 mi
  • Elks Club: 1.8 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 2.6 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 2.6 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 2.8 mi
Museums: 38
Artworks: 29
Cliffs: 8
  • Cunner Ledges: 5.5 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 5.6 mi
  • The Cliffs: 5.7 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 5.7 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 3.4 mi
  • First Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 10.6 mi
  • Steep Falls: 19.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Davis Spring: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Baxter Pines Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 345°178 m10.6 mi
Blackstrap HillN 349°151 m6.0 mi
Baker MountainNNW 339°149 m11.4 mi
Leighton HillNNW 342°145 m5.3 mi
Libby HillNNW 339°144 m9.3 mi
Bruce HillN 8°136 m10.5 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 349°133 m8.6 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 346°129 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:54
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
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/5260907662

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