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Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum from directly overhead

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of -4 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Point, a park 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.

The story

community center in Portland, United States of America

Wikidata Q15217658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Step-free access
No

How to reach it

Coordinates43.65276, -70.19309

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Picnic Point: 0.1 mi
  • Trott-Littlejohn Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ballfield: 0.6 mi
  • Fisherman's Point: 1.8 mi
  • Willard Beach: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Farm Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Hunger Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Rohrs Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Barren Hill: 4.3 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 57
  • Sandy Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Bathing Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Shell Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Lobster Pound Beach: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 2.7 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 2.9 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 3.0 mi
  • Elks Club: 6.3 mi
  • Ampitheater: 7.1 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 8
  • White Head Cliff: 0.5 mi
  • The Cliffs: 0.6 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 1.0 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 1.2 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Presumpscot Falls: 6.1 mi
  • First Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 13.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Fifth Maine Regiment Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNW 326°178 m14.2 mi
Blackstrap HillNW 319°151 m9.7 mi
Leighton HillNW 313°145 m9.6 mi
Libby HillNW 320°144 m13.3 mi
Bruce HillNNW 343°136 m12.5 mi
Poplar RidgeNW 325°133 m12.1 mi
Blackstrap HillNW 315°129 m9.1 mi
Walnut HillNNW 345°129 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0218:40
December solstice07:1215:2016:07

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/677500095

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