Cliff · Maine
York Cliffs
York Cliffs is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Neddick Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 8 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.19481, -70.58977
- 10.6 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Independence Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Wander Hill: 1.3 mi
- Simpson Hill: 1.5 mi
- Gulf Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cat Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Ellis Park: 1.7 mi
- York Beach Ballfield and Park: 1.8 mi
- Sohier Park: 2.0 mi
- Agamenticus Fields: 3.3 mi
- Hartley Mason Reservation: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- McFeely Preserve: 3.2 mi
- York Water District Lands: 4.0 mi
- Payeur Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Kirkpatrick Woods: 4.2 mi
- Ogunquit Town Forest: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Grave of William Pepperrell: 9.6 mi
- Fort McClary Blockhouse: 9.9 mi
- Rifleman's House: 9.9 mi
- Roundhouse: 10.1 mi
- Fort William and Mary: 10.5 mi
Museums: 52
- Ogunquit Museum of American Art: 2.7 mi
- Ogunquit Heritage Museum: 3.5 mi
- Emerson-Wilcox House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Old Gaol Museum: 4.7 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 47
- Cape Neddick Beach: 0.6 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 0.7 mi
- Short Sands Beach: 1.7 mi
- Long Sands: 2.5 mi
- Little Beach: 3.4 mi
Artworks: 22
- Big Easy Chair: 11.0 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 11.4 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 11.5 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 11.7 mi
- Chestnut Street Arch: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 17
- South Berwick Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 11.6 mi
- Trial Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Community Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Victory Gardens: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 13
- Take Flight: 7.3 mi
- Spring Hill: 9.9 mi
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 10.0 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 10.4 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Orris Falls: 8.2 mi
- Hayes Falls: 15.9 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 16.1 mi
- Second Falls: 19.0 mi
- Packer's Falls: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Bald Head Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Dover Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Birthday Bay: 14.6 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 18.0 mi
- Front Pavilion: 18.6 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 2.0 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 10.4 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 10.4 mi
- Oil House: 10.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Two Sisters Spring: 20.8 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 22.5 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of York Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agamenticus | WNW 291° | 210 m | 5.5 mi |
| Second Hill | WNW 298° | 167 m | 5.3 mi |
| Third Hill | NW 305° | 159 m | 5.0 mi |
| Horse Hills | WNW 281° | 118 m | 5.7 mi |
| Welch Hill | NW 318° | 108 m | 8.8 mi |
| Third Hill | W 262° | 104 m | 9.7 mi |
| Norman Hill | WNW 298° | 103 m | 6.7 mi |
| Brown Hill | NW 313° | 102 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
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 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Neddick, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358225926
Day trips start here
- Ogunquit · 4 mi
- York · 4 mi
- Wells · 9 mi
- Portsmouth · 12 mi
- Kennebunk · 13 mi
- Kennebunkport · 13 mi
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