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Champlain Monument

Champlain Monument from directly overhead

Champlain Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 76 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the north, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ox Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34920666, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
76 m
Inscription
In honor of Samuel De Champlain. Born in France 1567. Died at Quebec 1635. A soldier sailor explorer and administrator who gave this island its name
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.29972, -68.22734

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Seal Harbor Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Town play ground: 1.6 mi
  • Thuya Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Asticou Azalea Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Hadlock Park: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 35
Cliffs: 22
Gardens: 21
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Roadside: 4.4 mi
  • Meadow: 4.4 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 4.4 mi
  • Mountain: 4.4 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 17
  • Fabri memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Bates Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Andrew Murray Young: 2.9 mi
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 3.6 mi
  • John Innes Kane: 4.2 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Springs: 8
  • Birch Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Maple Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Fern Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 2.1 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 2.4 mi
  • The Bubble: 3.0 mi
  • High Hopes Lobster Boat: 3.9 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hadlock Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 4.6 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 6.4 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 6.3 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 9.8 mi
  • Double Arch: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 15.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Champlain Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainN 3°466 m3.7 mi
Sargent MountainNW 323°419 m3.8 mi
Dorr MountainN 8°387 m3.8 mi
Pemetic MountainNNW 340°380 m2.6 mi
Penobscot MountainNW 320°360 m3.0 mi
Champlain MountainNNE 25°323 m3.9 mi
Dike PeakN 2°321 m2.5 mi
Gilmore PeakNW 316°316 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:5019:3720:21
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0615:0915:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1630799813

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