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Neal Dow House

Neal Dow House from directly overhead

Neal Dow House is a museum in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 38 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

historic house in Maine, United States

Wikidata Q6984184, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
38 m
Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.65282, -70.26904
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Deering Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Reiche School Playground: 0.2 mi
  • McIntyre Park: 0.4 mi
  • Clark Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Western Promenade: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Shaw Sculpture Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rose Circle: 0.4 mi
  • Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Bayside Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • USM Community Garden: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Hobart Street Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
  • Sawyer Marsh: 2.2 mi
  • Dow's Woods Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Sawyer Marsh: 2.3 mi
  • Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 2.8 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Barren Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Sandy Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Graves Hill: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 0.9 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 1.3 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 1.4 mi
  • Elks Club: 2.5 mi
  • Ampitheater: 3.5 mi
Museums: 36
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 9
  • Cunner Ledges: 3.5 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 3.7 mi
  • The Cliffs: 3.9 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 3.9 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 10.2 mi
  • First Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Steep Falls: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Davis Spring: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Neal Dow House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 340°178 m12.5 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 341°151 m7.8 mi
Leighton HillNNW 334°145 m7.3 mi
Libby HillNNW 335°144 m11.3 mi
Bruce HillN 0°136 m11.9 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 342°133 m10.4 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 337°129 m6.9 mi
Milliken HillNW 322°119 m8.2 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/711099828

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