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w is a park in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Sullivan, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.62381, -70.21102

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Battery Sullivan: 0.0 mi
  • Battery DeHart: 0.1 mi
  • Battery Hobart: 0.1 mi
  • Battery Hobart: 0.1 mi
  • Battery Blair: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Plaisted Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cliff House Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Fisherman's Point: 1.4 mi
  • DiPetro Park: 1.4 mi
  • Willard Beach: 1.5 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Farm Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Barren Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Shore Acres Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Cross Hill: 3.5 mi
Gardens
Attractions: 45
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 3.0 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 3.1 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 3.4 mi
  • Elks Club: 5.8 mi
  • Ampitheater: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 8
  • Cunner Ledges: 1.0 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 1.2 mi
  • The Cliffs: 1.7 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 1.8 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Presumpscot Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 11.3 mi
  • First Falls: 12.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of w. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 332°178 m15.5 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 330°151 m10.8 mi
Leighton HillNW 325°145 m10.5 mi
Libby HillNNW 328°144 m14.4 mi
Bruce HillNNW 348°136 m14.2 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 333°133 m13.4 mi
Blackstrap HillNNW 326°129 m10.0 mi
Walnut HillN 351°129 m15.0 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 solstice07:1215:2116:08

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, 5 mi away.

  • rugosa rose291 obs
  • staghorn sumac160 obs
  • Common Eider142 obs
  • tansy86 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee80 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade76 obs
  • chicory65 obs
  • Monarch64 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/457736699

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