Cliff
Burnt Head
Burnt Head is a cliff, at a recorded elevation of 140 m. Stahls Hill stands 110 m to the north, 22 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 140 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.76020, -69.31182
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- La Verna Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Elizabeth Noyce Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Neds Point Preserve: 13.0 mi
Parks: 54
- Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park: 11.0 mi
- Duryea Morton Audubon Sanctuary: 11.0 mi
- Collins Park: 11.9 mi
- Samoset Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Hanna Landing: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 45
- Burnt Head: 0.1 mi
- White Head: 0.2 mi
- Lighthouse Hill: 0.4 mi
- Little Whitehead: 0.4 mi
- Black Head: 0.8 mi
Museums: 25
- Monhegan Museum: 0.4 mi
- Fishermans Museum and Art Gallery: 11.0 mi
- Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum: 11.2 mi
- Bristol History Center: 14.0 mi
- Grand Banks Schooner Museum: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 25
- Swim Beach: 0.5 mi
- Fish Beach: 0.5 mi
- Ernie's Beach: 0.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.9 mi
- Drift Inn Beach: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 20
- Asst. Keeper's House-Gallery-Offic: 0.4 mi
- Sumaria Event Center: 12.1 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 12.4 mi
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site: 13.2 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises – Pink Lady II: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 18
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Samoset Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Fort William Henry: 13.3 mi
- All Wars Monument: 14.0 mi
- Fishermen's Memorial: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 16
- Saint Mary: 16.7 mi
- Captain Brown: 16.7 mi
- Meredith Tree: 17.0 mi
- Headwind: 17.0 mi
- Scouting Owl: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 19.2 mi
- Miller School Garden: 23.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 24.3 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Norton's Ledge: 0.2 mi
- Hockomock Head: 24.1 mi
- Morse Point: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Keepers Quarters: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnt Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stahls Hill | N 4° | 110 m | 22.3 mi |
| Cordwood Hill | NNW 347° | 102 m | 23.8 mi |
| Willett Hill | N 353° | 101 m | 22.8 mi |
| Howard Hill | N 2° | 100 m | 21.5 mi |
| Johnston Hill | NNW 342° | 92 m | 18.5 mi |
| Demuth Hill | N 356° | 92 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | WNW 299° | 87 m | 17.6 mi |
| Benner Hill | N 349° | 87 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:39 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:59 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:16 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tenants Harbor, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
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