Birch Point Beach
Birch Point Beach is a beach in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Pennington Mountain stands 526 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Recreation Park, a park 3.3 miles away. ST JOHN VALLEY CULTURAL BYWAY passes 0.7 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the ST John Valley Cultural Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Fish River Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Route des Monts Notre-Dame, National
- 24.7 mi off the Route des Frontières, National
82 named places within 25 miles
- Town Recreation Park: 3.3 mi
- Frenchville Heritage Park: 7.7 mi
- Frenchville Community Park: 7.8 mi
- Parc Hermyle-Mercure park: 9.4 mi
- Parc de l'aréna Park: 9.6 mi
- Morin Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Lake Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Cold Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Cyr Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Gagnon Hill: 8.1 mi
- New Canada Public Reserved Land: 10.8 mi
- Square Lake Public Reserved Land: 11.0 mi
- Cyr Plantation Public Reserved Land: 14.2 mi
- New Sweden West Public Reserved Land: 16.3 mi
- Hamlin Public Reserved Land: 20.8 mi
- Greater Grand Isle Historical Society and Museum: 7.7 mi
- Tante Blanche Museum: 9.0 mi
- Musée historique du Madawaska: 11.0 mi
- Stockholm Historical Society Museum: 13.5 mi
- Fort Kent Historical Society Museum: 16.0 mi
- Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel: 7.9 mi
- Fortin du Petit-Sault Blockhouse: 10.5 mi
- Governor Brann School: 15.3 mi
- Fort Kent: 16.2 mi
- Native Village: 10.3 mi
- Wagon du queue: 10.7 mi
- Maine Tribute Moose: 15.8 mi
- National Chicken Capital: 21.0 mi
- Soldier Pond Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Van Buren Community Gardem: 15.4 mi
- Fish River Falls: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birch Point Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington Mountain | SW 214° | 526 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | SW 214° | 459 m | 23.9 mi |
| Bossy Mountain | W 269° | 436 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pinette Hill | W 270° | 381 m | 16.9 mi |
| Michaud Hill | WSW 254° | 356 m | 17.9 mi |
| Glass Hill | WNW 284° | 354 m | 11.1 mi |
| Cyr Mountain | NNW 342° | 353 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gagnon Hill | WNW 290° | 344 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:05 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:38 | 19:46 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:53 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 14:54 | 15:46 |
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 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frenchville Nthrn Aroostook AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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