Cliff · Maine
Bald Head Cliff
Bald Head Cliff is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the west, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ogunquit Museum of American Art, a museum 1.1 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 11 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.22055, -70.57653
- 12.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Independence Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 1.5 mi
- Gulf Hill: 1.7 mi
- Birch Knoll: 1.9 mi
- Wander Hill: 2.1 mi
- Clay Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Agamenticus Fields: 2.1 mi
- Ellis Park: 3.6 mi
- York Beach Ballfield and Park: 3.7 mi
- Sohier Park: 3.9 mi
- Bog Road Fields and Benjamin Park Playground: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
- McFeely Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Kirkpatrick Woods: 2.8 mi
- Payeur Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Ogunquit Town Forest: 3.0 mi
- Beach Plum Farm: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Rachel Carson: 8.7 mi
- Roundhouse: 10.7 mi
- Grave of William Pepperrell: 11.4 mi
- Fort McClary Blockhouse: 11.7 mi
- Rifleman's House: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 47
- Little Beach: 1.8 mi
- Ogunquit Beach: 2.2 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 2.5 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 2.5 mi
- Footbridge Beach: 3.0 mi
Museums: 45
- Ogunquit Museum of American Art: 1.1 mi
- Ogunquit Heritage Museum: 2.1 mi
- Emerson-Wilcox House Museum: 6.5 mi
- Old Gaol Museum: 6.5 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 20
- Our Forebearers of the Coast: 10.8 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 12.7 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 13.2 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 13.2 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 16
- South Berwick Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 13.3 mi
- Community Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Trial Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Victory Gardens: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Orris Falls: 7.7 mi
- Hayes Falls: 16.6 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 16.8 mi
- Second Falls: 20.3 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 12
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 8.2 mi
- Take Flight: 9.0 mi
- Spring Hill: 10.0 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 12.3 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- York Cliffs: 1.9 mi
- Dover Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 15.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 15.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Birthday Bay: 16.4 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 19.1 mi
- Front Pavilion: 20.2 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 3.9 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 12.3 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 12.3 mi
- Oil House: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 24.3 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Two Sisters Spring: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Bald Head Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agamenticus | W 272° | 210 m | 5.8 mi |
| Second Hill | W 278° | 167 m | 5.4 mi |
| Third Hill | WNW 283° | 159 m | 4.8 mi |
| Horse Hills | W 264° | 118 m | 6.3 mi |
| Welch Hill | NW 306° | 108 m | 8.1 mi |
| Third Hill | WSW 253° | 104 m | 10.7 mi |
| Norman Hill | WNW 282° | 103 m | 6.8 mi |
| Brown Hill | WNW 301° | 102 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:24 | 16:10 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Neddick, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/751195016
Day trips start here
- Ogunquit · 2 mi
- York · 5 mi
- Wells · 7 mi
- Kennebunk · 11 mi
- Kennebunkport · 11 mi
- Portsmouth · 14 mi
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