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Riverbank

Riverbank from directly overhead

Riverbank is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverbank Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates43.67911, -70.35888

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverbank Park: 0.0 mi
  • Cornelia Warren Field: 0.2 mi
  • Foster Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Warren Memorial Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Deer Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Thompson Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Running Hill: 2.8 mi
Gardens
  • Riverton Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • common space: 2.8 mi
  • common space: 2.8 mi
  • common space: 2.8 mi
  • Plot 73: 2.8 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 48
  • Ampitheater: 1.4 mi
  • Elks Club: 2.6 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 5.6 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 5.6 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 5.8 mi
Museums: 36
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 8
  • Cunner Ledges: 8.4 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 8.4 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 8.5 mi
  • The Cliffs: 8.7 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Presumpscot Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 9.7 mi
  • First Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Steep Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Hiram Falls: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Davis Spring: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Riverbank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillN 1°178 m9.9 mi
Blackstrap HillNNE 19°151 m5.9 mi
Baker MountainN 354°149 m10.3 mi
Leighton HillNNE 16°145 m4.9 mi
Libby HillN 358°144 m8.4 mi
Breakheart HillWNW 289°144 m10.9 mi
Poplar RidgeN 9°133 m8.2 mi
Blackstrap HillNNE 22°129 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0119:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1315:2116:08

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12942431485

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