Parsons School
Parsons School is a historic site in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 144 m. Owls Head stands 890 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Millay Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 144 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the State Route 27 Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Millay Hill: 2.0 mi
- New Portland Hill: 2.9 mi
- Strickland Hill: 3.1 mi
- Welcome Hill: 3.2 mi
- Brackett Hill: 3.4 mi
- New Portland Lions Fair: 3.0 mi
- Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 4.0 mi
- Kingfield Town Park: 4.9 mi
- Embden Pond Boat Access: 7.1 mi
- Strong Public Beach: 7.5 mi
- Freeman Township Public Reserved Land: 4.2 mi
- Stump Pond Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Shiloh Pond Community Forest: 9.4 mi
- Highland Plantation SE Public Reserved Land: 10.9 mi
- Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 10.9 mi
- Lexington Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock): 11.0 mi
- North Anson Toll Bridge Pylon: 11.3 mi
- rope swing: 11.4 mi
- clay slides: 11.6 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 13.5 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 13.7 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 16.5 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 18.7 mi
- Red Schoolhouse: 19.2 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 16.5 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 16.5 mi
- Veterans Monument: 19.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 16.7 mi
- Girl with Tail: 20.4 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 23.7 mi
- Stumphenge: 24.0 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 13.5 mi
- Austinm Stream Falls: 20.6 mi
- Smalls falls: 21.4 mi
- Long Falls: 23.0 mi
- Riverside Beach: 13.6 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 24.8 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 17.0 mi
- Smalls Falls: 21.3 mi
- Spring water: 14.1 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Flagstaff: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Parsons School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owls Head | NW 316° | 890 m | 11.5 mi |
| Black Nubble | NW 307° | 853 m | 10.6 mi |
| Poplar Mountain | NNW 342° | 809 m | 11.6 mi |
| Clay Brook Mountain | NNW 342° | 684 m | 9.6 mi |
| Witham Mountain | N 359° | 665 m | 12.0 mi |
| Griffin Mountain | S 185° | 639 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 5° | 617 m | 11.7 mi |
| Caswell Mountain | S 182° | 611 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:14 | 16:02 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358222730
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