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Mercury

Mercury from directly overhead

Mercury is an artwork in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Mars Hill stands 531 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is University Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. FISH RIVER SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

Diameter: 2.1 inches (5.3 cm).

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.66764, -68.01163
Around it

124 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
  • Hobart Hill: 3.1 mi
  • North Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Quaggy Joe: 4.5 mi
  • South Peak: 4.5 mi
  • Edmunds Hill: 4.9 mi
Parks: 26
  • Mantle Lake Park: 0.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.9 mi
  • Northern Maine Fair: 1.4 mi
  • Arnold Brook Lake Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Peace Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Nordic Heritage Center: 5.8 mi
  • Historical Society: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • University Garden: 0.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Haystack Rest Area: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 2: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mercury. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mars HillSE 137°531 m13.8 mi
Saddleback MountainS 188°508 m17.7 mi
Number Nine MountainS 182°494 m16.9 mi
Scopan MountainWSW 245°433 m9.4 mi
Scopan KnobSW 233°432 m11.2 mi
Hovey MountainS 186°415 m19.3 mi
Nighthawk MountainSSW 196°410 m21.2 mi
Maple MountainS 183°409 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0518:45
June solstice04:3919:4320:30
September equinox06:1917:5218:32
December solstice07:1414:5615:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131626405362676658453320
Precip in2.51.92.42.83.33.83.73.83.54.23.13.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Presque Isle, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5967829800

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