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Atherton Hill

Atherton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Atherton Hill rises to 178 m in Maine. Raymond Hill stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33136275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
178 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.82258, -70.35450

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • West Cumberland Recreation Complex: 2.0 mi
  • Lincoln Field: 2.4 mi
  • Cumberland County Fair: 3.3 mi
  • Town Hall Park & Playground: 3.5 mi
  • Windham Community Park: 4.3 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Beaches: 54
  • Wilkies Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Raymond Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Rec Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Rich Memorial Town Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Crescent Beach: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Cumberland Farmers Club: 3.4 mi
  • Turtles: 7.1 mi
  • Eagles: 7.1 mi
  • Great Horned Owl: 7.1 mi
  • Raven: 7.1 mi
Museums: 40
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 8
  • Fryes Leap: 8.4 mi
  • Pismire Bluff: 12.1 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 14.7 mi
  • The Cliffs: 14.8 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Presumpscot Falls: 8.2 mi
  • First Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Steep Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 19.5 mi
  • Hiram Falls: 22.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Davis Spring: 16.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Atherton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Raymond HillNNW 334°204 m9.6 mi
Tarkiln HillNNW 331°197 m7.7 mi
Dutton HillNNE 19°175 m1.9 mi
Adams HillNNW 335°174 m4.5 mi
Mount HungerNW 312°158 m5.6 mi
Hunt HillNNE 32°153 m2.4 mi
Brown HillNW 315°153 m9.2 mi
Blackstrap HillSSE 159°151 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0019:4420:28
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1315:2016:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435565706962493827
Precip in3.53.54.04.43.64.54.33.64.15.44.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windham 2NW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358211064

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