Fairy Head
Fairy Head is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 13 m. Pughole Mountain stands 118 m to the north, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cutler Coast Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 13 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 7 mi
- Woodcock Habitat · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastern Knubble: 1.7 mi
- Stone Hill: 3.5 mi
- Compass Rock: 3.9 mi
- Cocoa Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Eastern Head: 6.7 mi
- Reynold’s Brook – Orange River Wildlife Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Finn Beach: 10.7 mi
- Jasper Beach: 11.3 mi
- Fort O'Brien State Historic Site: 11.5 mi
- Mill Memorial Park: 12.1 mi
- Davis Beach: 7.2 mi
- Boot Cove Beach: 10.1 mi
- Jasper Beach: 10.3 mi
- Pettegrow Beach: 10.4 mi
- Jasper Beach: 10.5 mi
- Great Head: 2.8 mi
- Jasper Head: 10.3 mi
- The Rim: 11.7 mi
- Black Head: 14.6 mi
- Estes Head: 17.7 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 14.9 mi
- Shipwreck: 16.4 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 18.8 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 18.8 mi
- Eastport Historic District: 18.8 mi
- Gates House Museum: 11.5 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 16.0 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 16.2 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 18.6 mi
- Barracks Museum: 18.7 mi
- Abandoned Coast Guard Life Saving Station: 6.5 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 14.8 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 18.7 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 16.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 16.2 mi
- Fisherman: 18.8 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 18.8 mi
- Nature's Grace: 18.8 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 14.8 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 14.8 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Fairy Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pughole Mountain | N 350° | 118 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pumpkin Ridge | WNW 285° | 104 m | 16.8 mi |
| Yellowbirch Mountain | N 357° | 98 m | 7.6 mi |
| Woodruff Mountain | WNW 289° | 93 m | 10.3 mi |
| Estey Mountain | NNW 341° | 82 m | 8.4 mi |
| Crane Mountain | N 357° | 82 m | 11.3 mi |
| Conner Hill | NW 325° | 80 m | 18.1 mi |
| The Porcupine | NNE 23° | 78 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 19:33 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:50 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:03 | 15:52 |
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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358219558
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