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Stage Island Monument

Stage Island Monument from directly overhead

Stage Island Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Yeaton Hill stands 181 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hills Beach, a beach 0.7 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off.

The story

island in York County, Maine, United States

Wikidata Q130310495, matched on coordinates and name (136 m apart).

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates43.45672, -70.35143

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • Vines Landing: 0.7 mi
  • Yates Street Park: 0.8 mi
  • Park in the Pines: 0.9 mi
  • Plymouth Drive Field: 3.1 mi
  • Furber Park: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Peaks
  • Joy Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Whitten Hills: 5.1 mi
  • Goosefare Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Blue Point Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Slater Hill: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 9
  • Slackcrack: 5.3 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 9.9 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 14.5 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 14.7 mi
  • The Cliffs: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 13.0 mi
  • Elks Club: 13.7 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 14.6 mi
  • Ampitheater: 14.9 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 6.6 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Orris Falls: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Stage Island Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yeaton HillW 278°181 m19.5 mi
Grant HillWNW 285°146 m15.8 mi
Brackett HillW 274°141 m18.8 mi
Blackstrap HillN 4°129 m20.0 mi
Milliken HillN 357°119 m20.0 mi
Ricker HillWNW 288°116 m18.0 mi
Canada HillN 355°107 m19.5 mi
Allen HillWSW 252°100 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0119:4320:26
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1215:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425262676659483929
Precip in3.63.74.74.74.24.73.93.93.95.64.24.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kennebunkport, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/277175128

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