Cliff · Maine
The Rim
The Rim is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Patten Hill stands 143 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pot Head, a peak 0.7 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.71619, -67.39055
- 0.6 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 28.1 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 10 mi
- Woodcock Habitat · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pot Head: 0.7 mi
- Days Head: 0.8 mi
- Huntley Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Woodruff Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Libby Head: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 56
- Long Point Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Meserve Head Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Middle River Park: 3.3 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
Parks: 46
- Mill Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Fort O'Brien State Historic Site: 1.9 mi
- Machias Park: 3.5 mi
- Finn Beach: 5.4 mi
- Jasper Beach: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 20
- Jasper Beach: 5.2 mi
- Davis Beach: 5.6 mi
- Pettegrow Beach: 5.6 mi
- Jasper Beach: 6.1 mi
- Jasper Beach: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Jasper Head: 6.2 mi
- Devil's Stairway: 10.2 mi
- Great Head: 10.3 mi
- Fairy Head: 11.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 9
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 3.4 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 14.7 mi
- Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 15.6 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 16.3 mi
- Shipwreck: 18.0 mi
Museums: 7
- Gates House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 17.3 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 22.1 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 22.3 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Abandoned Coast Guard Life Saving Station: 9.1 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 22.6 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 5
- Civil War Monument: 22.3 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 22.3 mi
- Fisherman: 23.8 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 23.8 mi
- Nature's Grace: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Bad Little Falls: 3.3 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 3.3 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 3.3 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Esey Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Crawford Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of The Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patten Hill | W 276° | 143 m | 15.7 mi |
| Milton Mountain | W 272° | 136 m | 13.6 mi |
| Round Lake Hills | NNW 332° | 135 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pughole Mountain | ENE 56° | 118 m | 11.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 274° | 105 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pumpkin Ridge | W 278° | 104 m | 5.2 mi |
| Harmon Mountain | NW 313° | 99 m | 12.1 mi |
| Yellowbirch Mountain | ENE 69° | 98 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 19:35 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:51 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:04 | 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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
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