Ghost town · Maine
Riceville
Riceville is a ghost town in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Passadumkeag Mountain stands 442 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away.
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How to reach it
Coordinates45.05253, -68.30775
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Baker Hill: 0.3 mi
- Buffalo Hill: 2.9 mi
- Lord Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Passadumkeag Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Ten Hill: 6.4 mi
Parks: 36
- West Lake Access: 6.8 mi
- Pickerel Pond State Water Access: 9.0 mi
- Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 13.1 mi
- Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 16.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 32
- Bradley Public Reserved Land: 16.8 mi
- Argyll Public Reserved Land: 17.4 mi
- Mariaville Falls Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Upper Dobsis Public Reserved Land: 18.1 mi
- Osborn North Public Reserved Land: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
- VFW: 18.4 mi
- War Monument: 18.4 mi
- Binnette: 18.4 mi
- Spencer: 18.4 mi
- Peace Pole: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Roberts Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Bowers Pitch: 12.2 mi
- Carter Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Fletcher Bluff: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 5
- All Along The Watchtower: 18.3 mi
- Bell Tower: 20.5 mi
- Maine Engineering: 20.5 mi
- Civil Engineering Steel Sculpture: 20.5 mi
- Fighting Black Bear Statue: 20.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Old Town Museum: 18.5 mi
- Penobscot Nation Museum: 18.5 mi
- Maine Forest and Logging Museum: 20.3 mi
- Hudson Museum: 20.5 mi
- Page Farm and Home Museum: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Pinkham Trails: 19.5 mi
- Corn Field Loop: 19.7 mi
- Old Town Loop: 19.7 mi
- Dorion Loop: 20.1 mi
- Otto Farm Loop: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Big Sand Beach: 18.2 mi
- Cole's Landing Beach: 20.0 mi
- Dawn Marie Beach: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Grand Falls: 7.8 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Indian Island Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Riceville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passadumkeag Mountain | NNW 335° | 442 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lead Mountain | SE 143° | 439 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | SE 128° | 414 m | 18.1 mi |
| Duck Mountain | NE 48° | 362 m | 12.0 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | SSW 206° | 350 m | 17.2 mi |
| Sabao Mountain | E 92° | 335 m | 12.7 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | SE 133° | 326 m | 6.7 mi |
| Springy Brook Mountain | SSW 198° | 315 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:06 | 15:55 |
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 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 21 mi away.
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