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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

Historic sites
Nature reserves
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
Peaks
  • Boatswain Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Forty Acre Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Bartlett Hill: 3.5 mi
Museums: 58
Gardens: 47
  • Trial Gardens: 2.5 mi
  • Presscott Park Formal Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Community Gardens: 2.5 mi
  • Victory Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Liberty Gardens: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 43
Artworks: 32
Attractions: 16
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 13
  • 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
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
Lighthouses: 5
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
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 11.5 miles of Grave of William Pepperrell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AgamenticusN 4°210 m9.6 mi
Second HillN 6°167 m10.2 mi
Third HillN 9°159 m10.7 mi
Horse HillsN 1°118 m8.8 mi
Third HillNNW 329°104 m7.3 mi
Norman HillN 359°103 m10.8 mi
Horse HillsN 357°98 m8.3 mi
Groundnut HillNNE 17°93 m9.1 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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