Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site
Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site is an attraction in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Lake, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.
The story
place in Maine listed on National Register of Historic Places
Wikidata Q6375007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 25.0 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ore Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Roundtop Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Houston Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Chairback Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Columbus Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Hays Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
- Screw Auger Falls: 6.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 8.0 mi
- Billings Falls: 8.6 mi
- Stair Falls: 8.7 mi
- Silver Lake: 0.8 mi
- Barnard Forest: 2.9 mi
- Gulf Hagas-Whitecap: 4.9 mi
- Williamsburg Forest: 6.6 mi
- Bowdoin College Grant W Public Reserved Land: 7.6 mi
- Davis Field: 9.0 mi
- Sebec Lake Boat Access: 12.9 mi
- Sebec Lake Public Beach: 13.8 mi
- Greeley's Landing: 13.8 mi
- Schoodic Lake Boat Access: 14.6 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 17.5 mi
- dih cheese fort: 18.3 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 20.2 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 20.4 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 20.4 mi
- The Jaws: 7.8 mi
- Barren Slide: 11.1 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 17.2 mi
- Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society: 18.3 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 21.0 mi
- Monument Square: 18.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cap Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,109 m | 8.3 mi |
| Baker Mountain | NW 309° | 1,063 m | 13.7 mi |
| Little Spruce Mountain | NNW 342° | 980 m | 6.7 mi |
| West Peak | NW 320° | 965 m | 9.1 mi |
| Big Shanty Mountain | N 352° | 948 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Spruce Mountain | NNW 330° | 944 m | 7.0 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | NNE 23° | 905 m | 4.8 mi |
| Jo-Mary Mountain | NNE 25° | 883 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:10 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:44 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:57 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:07 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barnard, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 69000011OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Katahdin Ironworks, reference 69000011, listed 12/23/69.
OpenStreetMap element way/302552533
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