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Payson Park

Payson Park from directly overhead

Payson Park is a park in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Longfellow Arboretum, a garden 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.68085, -70.26797
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
  • Back Cove Trail North park: 0.2 mi
  • Back Cove Trail park- Cheverus High School Area: 0.5 mi
  • Barrow's Park: 0.9 mi
  • Back Cove Trail South park: 0.9 mi
  • Back Cove Trail West: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Graves Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Deer Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Ledges Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Pleasant Hill Woods Preserve: 2.0 mi
  • Evergreen Cemetery Woods: 2.0 mi
  • Berle Mill Pond: 2.2 mi
  • Gilsland Farm Audubon Center: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 59
Attractions: 50
  • Portland Observatory: 1.5 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 1.8 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 1.9 mi
  • Elks Club: 3.2 mi
  • Ampitheater: 3.3 mi
Museums: 39
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 9
  • Cunner Ledges: 4.5 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 4.5 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 4.6 mi
  • The Cliffs: 4.6 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 2.7 mi
  • First Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 11.8 mi
  • Steep Falls: 21.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Davis Spring: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Payson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 336°178 m10.7 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 334°151 m6.0 mi
Baker MountainNNW 331°149 m11.6 mi
Leighton HillNW 325°145 m5.6 mi
Libby HillNNW 330°144 m9.6 mi
Bruce HillN 360°136 m10.0 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 338°133 m8.6 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 329°129 m5.2 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 solstice07:1215:2016:08

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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • rugosa rose199 obs
  • American Herring Gull165 obs
  • Mallard127 obs
  • chicory106 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel103 obs
  • Common Eider94 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird89 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade89 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/455398195

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