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Caldwell Square Memorial

Caldwell Square Memorial from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.66979, -70.29464

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Gardens
  • Plot 5: 0.7 mi
  • Plot 4: 0.7 mi
  • Plot 12A: 0.7 mi
  • Plot 12: 0.7 mi
  • Plot 2: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Beaches
Attractions: 49
  • Elks Club: 1.6 mi
  • Ampitheater: 1.9 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 2.3 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 2.3 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 2.5 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 29
Cliffs: 8
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 10.4 mi
  • First Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Steep Falls: 20.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Davis Spring: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Caldwell Square Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 344°178 m11.0 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 348°151 m6.3 mi
Baker MountainNNW 339°149 m11.7 mi
Leighton HillNNW 341°145 m5.7 mi
Libby HillNNW 339°144 m9.7 mi
Bruce HillN 7°136 m10.8 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 348°133 m8.9 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 345°129 m5.4 mi

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 5080 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5260907661

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