Rex Memorial
Rex Memorial is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinecone, a artwork 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- King Middle School
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Noyes Park: 0.3 mi
- Fessenden Park: 0.4 mi
- Pedro Field: 0.5 mi
- Burrow's Park: 0.5 mi
- Deering Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Rose Circle: 0.3 mi
- USM Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Libbytown Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 0.7 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 0.7 mi
- East End Beach: 1.9 mi
- Willard Beach: 2.6 mi
- Danforth Cove Beach: 3.1 mi
- Seaglass Beach: 3.1 mi
- West Shore Sandy Beach: 3.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.0 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.4 mi
- Graves Hill: 2.7 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sandy Hill: 2.8 mi
- Earth Day 2010: 0.4 mi
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument: 0.5 mi
- Lieutenant Frothingham Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Our Lady of Victories: 0.8 mi
- Baxter Boulevard Sundial: 0.9 mi
- Portland Observatory: 1.4 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 1.5 mi
- Elks Club: 2.2 mi
- Ampitheater: 3.0 mi
- Cumberland Farmers Club: 10.6 mi
- Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 2.4 mi
- Dow's Woods Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Sawyer Marsh: 2.7 mi
- Ledges Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Neal Dow House: 0.5 mi
- Portland Fire Museum: 0.7 mi
- Maine Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House: 0.7 mi
- Victoria Mansion: 0.8 mi
- Pinecone: 0.1 mi
- Duck House: 0.2 mi
- Slugger the Sea Dog: 0.2 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Triangles At Work: 0.6 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 3.9 mi
- Cod Ledges: 4.1 mi
- The Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- White Head Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 5.3 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 4.3 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 10.3 mi
- First Falls: 10.8 mi
- Steep Falls: 21.4 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 21.1 mi
- Davis Spring: 24.0 mi
- Bug Light: 2.0 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Rex Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 341° | 178 m | 12.0 mi |
| Baker Mountain | NNW 336° | 149 m | 12.9 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNW 335° | 145 m | 6.8 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 335° | 144 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 2° | 136 m | 11.5 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 343° | 133 m | 10.0 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 339° | 129 m | 6.4 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 3° | 129 m | 12.4 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1416556803
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