Hancock Beach
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Hancock Beach is a beach in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 300 m to the south, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hancock Beach Picnic Ground, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Hill: 1.3 mi
- Johnson Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mayberry Hill: 1.4 mi
- Megquier Hill: 2.0 mi
- Barton Hill: 2.6 mi
- Crescent Town Beach: 2.4 mi
- Casco Village Park: 2.5 mi
- Village Green: 2.5 mi
- Webb's Mills Park: 2.6 mi
- Hancock Memorial Field: 3.1 mi
- Mayberry Hill Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Poland Town Forest: 2.9 mi
- Raymond Community Forest: 3.3 mi
- Jugtown Forest: 3.9 mi
- Hacker's Hill Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Public Soccer Field: 3.0 mi
- Camp Cedar: 3.3 mi
- Oxford Casino: 6.5 mi
- PRIVATE sign: 8.2 mi
- Amphitheatre: 8.2 mi
- Harold Libbey Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Harrison Honor Roll: 11.5 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 11.8 mi
- Korea and Vietnam Veterans: 13.2 mi
- Norway Veterans in WWII: 13.2 mi
- Pleasant Town Beach: 2.3 mi
- Tripp Lake Beach: 2.9 mi
- Otisfield Town Beach: 3.7 mi
- Crescent Beach: 5.0 mi
- Lower Range Pond Beach: 5.5 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 9.5 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Mary's Garden: 11.7 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 13.4 mi
- Sensation Garden: 13.4 mi
- Poland Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Poland Spring Museum: 6.1 mi
- Naples Historical Society Museum: 7.4 mi
- Warden Museum: 9.5 mi
- Bridgton Historical Society Museum: 11.3 mi
- Pismire Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Fryes Leap: 12.0 mi
- Hedgehog Ledge: 14.3 mi
- Brigham Ledge: 14.7 mi
- Shaw Ledge: 20.0 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 11.2 mi
- Loon Mural: 11.5 mi
- Can't Stop Hip Hop: 20.3 mi
- Tractor: 23.4 mi
- Athlete Sculptures: 23.6 mi
- Steep Falls: 18.4 mi
- Hiram Falls: 19.7 mi
- Kezar Falls: 20.5 mi
- First Falls: 21.6 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 23.4 mi
- Davis Spring: 15.2 mi
- Cooper Spring: 16.9 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 18.9 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 0.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Hancock Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | S 183° | 300 m | 3.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 226° | 289 m | 1.3 mi |
| Scribner Hill | NNW 328° | 271 m | 3.6 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | WNW 301° | 261 m | 6.2 mi |
| Big Hill | NW 318° | 255 m | 7.5 mi |
| Black Cat Mountain | ESE 117° | 250 m | 3.2 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 111° | 237 m | 1.3 mi |
| Barton Hill | SSW 206° | 233 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:45 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:20 | 16:07 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poland, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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