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The Bluffs

The Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

The Bluffs is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 42 m. Bald Mountain stands 342 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chandler Parker Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
42 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.46730, -68.67447

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sherm Perkins Park: 2.0 mi
  • Jim Henry Field: 3.5 mi
  • Blue Hill Athletic Fields: 5.3 mi
  • Xander Park: 5.6 mi
  • Blue Hill Fairgrounds: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 46
  • Sandy Point Beach: 7.1 mi
  • MMA Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Wadsworth Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Carrying Place Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Hales Beach: 10.5 mi
Museums: 36
Gardens: 24
  • Tanglewood Garden: 21.4 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 22.9 mi
  • Children's Garden: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 19
Artworks: 15
  • Before The Wind: 9.3 mi
  • The Whale: 9.3 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 13.3 mi
  • Paul Bunyan: 22.8 mi
  • An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 11
Springs: 7
  • Lurvey Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Fern Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Maple Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Birch Spring: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Ellsworth Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Monroe Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 20.5 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of The Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNNE 15°342 m13.6 mi
Mount WaldoNW 306°320 m13.4 mi
Great Pond MountainN 2°291 m9.2 mi
Blue Hill MountainESE 119°281 m4.8 mi
Flag HillNNE 16°270 m9.7 mi
Peaked MountainN 7°258 m13.6 mi
Flying Moose MountainNNE 14°245 m10.4 mi
Dodge HillN 6°234 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:47
June solstice04:5119:3920:24
September equinox06:2217:5618:34
December solstice07:0915:1015:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358224982

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