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Boothbay Harbor War Memorial

Boothbay Harbor War Memorial from directly overhead

Boothbay Harbor War Memorial is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Hunt Hill stands 106 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is My Story, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Library in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, United States.

Dates from 1923.

Wikidata Q16952789, matched on coordinates and name (39 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN ALL WAES AND CONFLICTS ERECTED 1953 RE-DEDICATED JULY 4, 1991

How to reach it

Coordinates43.85153, -69.62841

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Whale Park: 0.1 mi
  • Eastside Waterfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fishermen's Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lewis Park: 0.4 mi
  • Kenniston Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Museums: 35
  • Boothbay Region Historical Society: 0.4 mi
  • NeKrangan II Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Antique Auto Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Grand Banks Schooner Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 30
  • My Story: 0.0 mi
  • Big Dog: 0.0 mi
  • Headwind: 0.0 mi
  • Expanse: 0.2 mi
  • Meredith Tree: 0.3 mi
Beaches: 28
  • Hotel Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Sea Glass Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Indian Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Grimes Cove Beach: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 24
Gardens: 17
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 1
  • Wiley's Corner Spring: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Boothbay Harbor War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunt HillNNE106 m17.2 mi
Call HillNNW105 m16.9 mi
Johnston HillNE92 m15.0 mi
Kenniston HillN87 m2.3 mi
Mount HungerN83 m8.5 mi
Fuller MountainWSW81 m10.7 mi
Higgins MountainWSW79 m7.0 mi
Hopkins HillNNE76 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:51
June solstice04:5719:4120:25
September equinox06:2618:0018:38
December solstice07:1015:1716:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532435362686760504029
Precip in4.43.94.94.33.64.43.73.24.35.24.35.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11761446529

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