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Grave of William Pepperrell

Grave of William Pepperrell from directly overhead

Grave of William Pepperrell is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the north, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort McClary, a museum 0.3 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Here lyes the Body of the/Honourable/WILLIAM PEPPERELL Esq/who departed this Life the 15th of Febry/Anno Domini 1733. In the 87th/Year/of his Age./with the Remains of great part of/his Family.
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Coordinates43.08395, -70.70387

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Foster Park: 1.4 mi
  • Emery Park: 1.5 mi
  • Rogers Park: 1.8 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • John Paul Jones Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
Museums: 58
Historic sites: 57
Peaks
  • Boatswain Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Forty Acre Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Bartlett Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Sewall Hill: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 44
  • Trial Gardens: 2.5 mi
  • Presscott Park Formal Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Victory Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Liberty Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Goodwin Garden: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 40
Artworks: 32
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 12
  • Piscassic Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Second Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Packer's Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Orris Falls: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Fort McClary Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 5.1 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 9.9 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 10.0 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 10.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 12.9 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 13.0 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 4
  • Jailhouse Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Grave of William Pepperrell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AgamenticusN210 m9.6 mi
Second HillN167 m10.2 mi
Third HillNNW104 m7.3 mi
Norman HillN103 m10.8 mi
Horse HillsN98 m8.3 mi
Groundnut HillNNE93 m9.1 mi
Stratham HillWSW88 m9.9 mi
Great HillNW87 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0419:4320:27
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1215:2516:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242734455565706962504030
Precip in3.63.64.84.64.04.63.93.74.14.94.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8999830758

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