Black Head
Black Head is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 20 m. Carlisle Mountain stands 167 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Horan Head, a peak 0.1 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 20 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Woodcock Habitat · 6 mi
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horan Head: 0.1 mi
- Cobble Hill: 1.0 mi
- Ellis Hill: 3.1 mi
- Thayer Ledges: 3.3 mi
- Shackford Head: 3.4 mi
- Black Duck Cove Park: 1.4 mi
- Morong Cove: 1.7 mi
- Red Point Island: 1.7 mi
- South Bay Narrows: 2.0 mi
- Island Coves: 2.0 mi
- Klondike Mountain Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Pike Lands Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Huckins Beach: 2.2 mi
- Mowry Beach: 3.6 mi
- Cony Beach: 3.7 mi
- Friars Bay Beach: 5.2 mi
- Dunn Beach: 5.5 mi
- Estes Head: 3.7 mi
- Todd Head: 5.0 mi
- Kendall Head: 5.5 mi
- Frost Head: 7.1 mi
- Fairy Head: 14.6 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 3.5 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 3.7 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 4.4 mi
- Barracks Museum: 4.5 mi
- Waponahki Museum: 6.4 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 5.4 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 6.2 mi
- Saint Croix Island International Historic Site: 18.9 mi
- Shipwreck: 4.5 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 4.6 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 4.6 mi
- Eastport Historic District: 4.7 mi
- Old Sow whirlpool: 5.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 3.7 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 3.8 mi
- Fisherman: 4.7 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 4.7 mi
- Nature's Grace: 4.7 mi
- Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 22.1 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 22.1 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 22.1 mi
- Pikewoods Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Black Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Mountain | NNW 329° | 167 m | 13.6 mi |
| Trimble Mountain | NNW 344° | 156 m | 16.4 mi |
| Conant Hill | NW 310° | 141 m | 17.3 mi |
| Birch Mountain | NNW 327° | 134 m | 15.1 mi |
| Big Allan Mountain | WNW 296° | 133 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 316° | 121 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pughole Mountain | WSW 241° | 118 m | 7.8 mi |
| Little Allan Mountain | WNW 296° | 117 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:43 | 19:34 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:49 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:02 | 15:50 |
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 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358212056
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