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America's First Mile

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Elevation, modelled
158 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
McLean Mountain598 m · 14.8 mi
Nearest byway
ST JOHN VALLEY CULTURAL BYWAYon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:35local time
Coordinates
47.2486, -68.6023
America's First Mile from directly overhead

America's First Mile is a park in Maine, at a modelled 158 m. McLean Mountain stands 598 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Kent, a historic site 0.4 miles away. ST JOHN VALLEY CULTURAL BYWAY runs past it. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of America's First Mile. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McLean MountainSW 232°598 m14.8 mi
Deboullie MountainSW 214°590 m23.1 mi
Black MountainSSW 213°581 m22.4 mi
Whitman MountainSSW 210°544 m23.7 mi
Gardner MountainSW 214°532 m24.8 mi
Pennington MountainSSE 166°526 m19.8 mi
Hedgehog MountainS 172°459 m22.1 mi
Bossy MountainWSW 240°436 m5.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

73 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0718:47
June solstice04:3919:4720:35
September equinox06:2217:5418:34
December solstice07:1914:5515:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81021354959656354423017
Precip in2.82.32.73.23.34.44.53.73.74.33.23.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Kent, under a mile away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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