Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 37 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Deering Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.
The story
The Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument is a public monument in Portland, Maine's West End. Located on the corner of State and Congress Street, it honors poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who was born in Portland in 1807. The intersection built around the monument is known as Longfellow Square.
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Wikidata Q14715207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1888
- Elevation
- 37 m
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Deering Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Reiche School Playground: 0.2 mi
- McIntyre Park: 0.4 mi
- Clark Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Pleasant Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 0.2 mi
- Rose Circle: 0.4 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Bayside Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- USM Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Earth Day 2010: 0.5 mi
- John Ford Statue: 0.5 mi
- Our Lady of Victories: 0.5 mi
- Rex Memorial: 0.5 mi
- The Maine Lobsterman: 0.6 mi
- East End Beach: 1.7 mi
- Willard Beach: 2.1 mi
- Danforth Cove Beach: 2.5 mi
- Seaglass Beach: 2.7 mi
- Cliff House Beach: 2.7 mi
- Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Sawyer Marsh: 2.2 mi
- Dow's Woods Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Sawyer Marsh: 2.3 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 2.9 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.5 mi
- Barren Hill: 2.6 mi
- Sandy Hill: 2.8 mi
- Graves Hill: 3.0 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 0.7 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 1.2 mi
- Portland Observatory: 1.3 mi
- Elks Club: 2.6 mi
- Ampitheater: 3.5 mi
- Neal Dow House: 0.1 mi
- Portland Fire Museum: 0.2 mi
- Victoria Mansion: 0.3 mi
- Maine Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House: 0.4 mi
- Seven: 0.2 mi
- Duck House: 0.4 mi
- Pinecone: 0.4 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Triangles At Work: 0.6 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 3.4 mi
- Cod Ledges: 3.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- White Head Cliff: 3.8 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 4.9 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 10.3 mi
- First Falls: 11.0 mi
- Steep Falls: 21.9 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 21.6 mi
- Davis Spring: 24.6 mi
- Bug Light: 1.6 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 340° | 178 m | 12.5 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 340° | 151 m | 7.8 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNW 334° | 145 m | 7.3 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 334° | 144 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 360° | 136 m | 11.9 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 342° | 133 m | 10.4 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 337° | 129 m | 6.9 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 1° | 129 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 90000580OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, Monument, reference 90000580, listed 04/05/90.
OpenStreetMap element node/358231984
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