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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: 34
Cliffs: 22
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 12
  • Fabri memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Bates Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 4.2 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 4.2 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 5.4 mi
Lighthouses: 11
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
Gardens: 6
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 4.5 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 6.6 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 MountainN466 m3.7 mi
Sargent MountainNW419 m3.8 mi
Dorr MountainN387 m3.8 mi
Pemetic MountainNNW380 m2.6 mi
Penobscot MountainNW360 m3.0 mi
Bernard MountainW326 m7.2 mi
Champlain MountainNNE323 m3.9 mi
Dike PeakN321 m2.5 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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