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A. J. “Allie” Cole Scenic Overlook

A. J. “Allie” Cole Scenic Overlook from directly overhead

A. J. “Allie” Cole Scenic Overlook is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Pamola stands 1,495 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Salmon Stream Lake Scenic Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.2 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
This scenic overlook named in memory of Maine Highway Pioneer A. J. “Allie” Cole. In 1917 Allie began horse drawn mail, freight and passenger service between Enfield and Burlington, Maine. By the 1920’s he hauled freight in motor trucks north to Houlton.
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Coordinates45.71237, -68.47412
Around it

109 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Parks: 20
  • Medway Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
  • Jerry Pond Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
  • Hillcrest Park: 11.3 mi
  • Swimmin' Hole: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Historic sites: 11
  • The River Drivers Memorial: 10.2 mi
  • Civilian Conservation Corps: 11.5 mi
  • Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 11.7 mi
  • World Wars Memorial: 11.7 mi
  • Little Italy Veterans: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Lunksoos Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Togue Pond Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Rum Brook Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 5.6 mi
  • Dolby Flowage: 7.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Grand Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Orin Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Island Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Beans Falls: 23.5 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 19.9 mi
  • Big Omaha Beach: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Individual Flower Gardens: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of A. J. “Allie” Cole Scenic Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PamolaWNW1,495 m24.7 mi
Chimney PeakWNW1,491 m24.7 mi
Rum MountainWNW1,026 m24.4 mi
South Turner MountainNW871 m24.1 mi
East Turner MountainNW727 m23.1 mi
Abol MountainWNW687 m23.9 mi
Deasey MountainNNW592 m18.8 mi
Lunksoos MountainNNW537 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0718:46
June solstice04:4519:4220:28
September equinox06:2117:5418:34
December solstice07:1315:0315:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131425385161676557443321
Precip in3.42.73.73.83.54.23.93.73.75.04.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket Wastewater, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5993808563

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