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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

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Coordinates43.67452, -70.29809
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
Historic sites: 57
Gardens
  • Plot 5: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 4: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 2: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 12: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 1: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Ampitheater: 1.7 mi
  • Elks Club: 1.8 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 2.6 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 2.8 mi
  • Cumberland Farmers Club: 9.5 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
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 12.2 miles of Baxter Pines Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW178 m10.6 mi
Baker MountainNNW149 m11.4 mi
Leighton HillNNW145 m5.3 mi
Libby HillNNW144 m9.3 mi
Bruce HillN136 m10.5 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW133 m8.6 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW129 m5.0 mi
Walnut HillN129 m11.4 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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