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Lieutenant Frothingham Memorial

Lieutenant Frothingham Memorial from directly overhead

Lieutenant Frothingham Memorial is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Western Promenade, a park 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF LIEUT. PHILIP B. FROTHINGHAM BORN IN PORTLAND, MAINE, AUGUST 9, 1894 DIED FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 14, 1918 BURIED IN EVERGREEN CEMETERY, OCTOBER 31, 1920 WAS THE SON OF MR. AND MRS. THOMAS J. FROTHINGHAM THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS NO. 362 WAS NAM
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Coordinates43.64650, -70.27615
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Western Promenade: 0.1 mi
  • McIntyre Park: 0.4 mi
  • Reiche School Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Clark Street Park: 0.6 mi
  • Deering Street Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Shaw Sculpture Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rose Circle: 0.9 mi
  • Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Libbytown Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • USM Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
  • Dow's Woods Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Sawyer Marsh: 2.2 mi
  • Sawyer Marsh: 2.2 mi
  • Winnick Woods: 2.7 mi
Peaks
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Sandy Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Barren Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 2.8 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 47
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 1.3 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 1.8 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 1.9 mi
  • Elks Club: 2.2 mi
  • Ampitheater: 3.3 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 29
Cliffs: 9
  • Cunner Ledges: 3.8 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 3.9 mi
  • The Cliffs: 4.2 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 4.3 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 9.7 mi
  • First Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Steep Falls: 21.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Davis Spring: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Lieutenant Frothingham Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 342°178 m12.8 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 344°151 m8.1 mi
Leighton HillNNW 338°145 m7.5 mi
Libby HillNNW 337°144 m11.5 mi
Bruce HillN 2°136 m12.3 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 345°133 m10.7 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 341°129 m7.2 mi
Walnut HillN 3°129 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7982942379

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