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Jack D. Finley Memorial Plaza

Jack D. Finley Memorial Plaza from directly overhead

Jack D. Finley Memorial Plaza is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Medical Herbal Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates43.68222, -70.29463

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • University Park: 0.7 mi
  • Heseltine Park: 0.8 mi
  • Caldwell Square: 0.9 mi
  • Back Cove Trail park- Cheverus High School Area: 1.1 mi
  • Trinity Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Graves Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Deer Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Running Hill: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 57
Gardens: 53
  • Medical Herbal Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Plot 13: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 23: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 31: 0.4 mi
  • Plot 6: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Ampitheater: 2.0 mi
  • Elks Club: 2.3 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 2.6 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 2.9 mi
  • Cumberland Farmers Club: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 0.6 mi
  • Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
  • Ledges Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Pleasant Hill Woods Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Conservation Easement: 2.8 mi
Museums: 39
Cliffs: 8
  • Cunner Ledges: 5.6 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 5.7 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 5.8 mi
  • The Cliffs: 5.8 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 2.9 mi
  • First Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 11.1 mi
  • Steep Falls: 19.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Davis Spring: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Jack D. Finley Memorial Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW178 m10.1 mi
Dutton HillNNW175 m11.8 mi
Baker MountainNNW149 m10.9 mi
Leighton HillNNW145 m4.9 mi
Libby HillNNW144 m8.9 mi
Bruce HillN136 m10.0 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW133 m8.1 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW129 m4.5 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 50–80 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10057004712

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