Monument Square
Monument Square (formerly Market Square or Haymarket Square) is a town square in downtown Portland, Maine, about halfway between the East Bayside and Old Port neighborhoods.
A garden inside Portland
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 16°, with about 69" of snow a year. When to go ↓
You can stay in Portland
Monument Square is inside Portland, which has 65 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Boston
Boston is about 99 miles southwest (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 63–79°. When to go ↓
An airport 3 miles away
Portland International Jetport (PWM) has airline service, about 3 miles from Monument Square.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Portland. Green months are the mild ones.
Monument Square
Monument Square (formerly Market Square or Haymarket Square) is a town square in downtown Portland, Maine, about halfway between the East Bayside and Old Port neighborhoods. One Monument Square and One City Center are among the buildings on the square itself, while the Time and Temperature Building, Fidelity Trust Building and the main branch of the Portland Public Library are on Congress Street, across from the square.
Until the 20th century, Middle Street originated from Market Square. It ran east through where The Maine Lobsterman statue is today, before continuing its current route from its intersection with Temple, Spring and Union Streets. The original stretch, which formerly met Federal Street in the square, is now paved with bricks and is no longer Middle Street.
- Type
- Garden
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1998)
- Wikipedia readers
- 2.2K a year
Where to stay near Monument Square
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Portland (65) and Old Orchard Beach (99).
- 1Portland Head Light
- 2Fort Gorges
- 3Popham Colony
- 4Portland Museum of Art
- 5Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Monument Square | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | in town | — | 65 45 hotels · 1 motel · 12 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins · 1 hostel · 1 campground | 69,911 | $490K | C |
| Old Orchard Beach 23% vacation homes | 10 mi southwest | 15 min | 99 30 hotels · 39 motels · 11 inns & B&Bs · 6 lodges & cabins · 1 hostel · 10 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 9,533 | $367K | B |
| South Portland | 2 mi southwest | 5 min | 22 17 hotels · 4 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 27,007 | $441K | B |
| Scarborough | 7 mi southwest | 10 min | 30 14 hotels · 5 motels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 5 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 24,547 | $552K | B+ |
| Saco | 12 mi southwest | 20 min | 24 5 hotels · 8 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins · 3 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 21,159 | $413K | B |
| Freeport | 16 mi northeast | 25 min | 31 13 hotels · 12 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 5 campgrounds | 8,934 | $508K | B+ |
| Kennebunkport 30% vacation homes | 22 mi southwest | 35 min | 37 16 hotels · 1 motel · 12 inns & B&Bs · 6 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 3,717 | $741K | A− |
| Harpswell 34% vacation homes | 15 mi east | 25 min | 13 4 hotels · 1 motel · 4 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 5,102 | $610K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Monument Square
Other well-known places within 68 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
13 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
Big draw67 mi MountainMount Washington
22 mi LandmarkFort Gorges
53 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee324 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony
4in town MuseumPortland Museum of Art
5in town MuseumMaine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
51 mi Scenic railwayConway Scenic RailroadPhoto credits
Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Washington: wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Portland Museum of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Monument Square
Is Monument Square in Portland?
Yes. It’s inside Portland, ME.
When is the best time to visit Monument Square?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 63–79°.
How far is Monument Square from Boston?
About 99 miles southwest of Boston, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Monument Square?
Portland International Jetport (PWM), about 3 miles away.
Where should I stay near Monument Square?
Portland (in town, 65 places to stay), Old Orchard Beach (10 mi, 99 places to stay) and South Portland (2 mi, 22 places to stay).
Tips from people in Portland
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Portland’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.