Caldwell Square Memorial
Caldwell Square Memorial 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 Caldwell Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.
IN MEMORY OF THE WORLD WAR VETERANS 1914 - 1918 PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF PORTLAND BY THE RALPH D. CALDWELL POST NO. 129 AMERICAN LEGION NOVEMBER 11TH, 1923.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Caldwell Square: 0.0 mi
- Heseltine Park: 0.6 mi
- Trinity Park: 0.6 mi
- Capisic Pond Park: 0.7 mi
- Longfellow Park: 0.7 mi
- East End Beach: 2.7 mi
- Willard Beach: 3.9 mi
- West Shore Sandy Beach: 4.2 mi
- Seaglass Beach: 4.3 mi
- Danforth Cove Beach: 4.3 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.2 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 2.1 mi
- Deer Hill: 2.3 mi
- Graves Hill: 2.4 mi
- Sandy Hill: 3.2 mi
- Baxter Pines Monument: 0.4 mi
- Mayor Baxter Woods Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Baxter Boulevard Sundial: 0.8 mi
- Jack D. Finley Memorial Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Rex Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Plot 5: 0.7 mi
- Plot 4: 0.7 mi
- Plot 12: 0.7 mi
- Plot 2: 0.7 mi
- Plot 11: 0.7 mi
- Elks Club: 1.6 mi
- Ampitheater: 1.9 mi
- Portland Observatory: 2.3 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 2.5 mi
- Cumberland Farmers Club: 9.8 mi
- Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 1.1 mi
- Ledges Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Pleasant Hill Woods Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Twin Fall Conservation Easement: 3.2 mi
- University of New England Art Gallery: 0.9 mi
- Tate House Museum: 1.2 mi
- International Cryptozoology Museum: 1.3 mi
- Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine: 1.3 mi
- Neal Dow House: 1.7 mi
- Luminous Arbor: 0.5 mi
- Biosphere: 0.9 mi
- The Constance Corey PhD. Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Slugger the Sea Dog: 1.2 mi
- Pinecone: 1.4 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 5.2 mi
- Cod Ledges: 5.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- White Head Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 6.3 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 3.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- First Falls: 10.6 mi
- Steep Falls: 20.1 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 19.9 mi
- Davis Spring: 22.8 mi
- Bug Light: 3.1 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Caldwell Square Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 344° | 178 m | 11.0 mi |
| Baker Mountain | NNW 339° | 149 m | 11.7 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNW 341° | 145 m | 5.7 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 339° | 144 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 7° | 136 m | 10.8 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 348° | 133 m | 8.9 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 345° | 129 m | 5.4 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 8° | 129 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5260907661
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