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Bacon Hill

Bacon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bacon Hill rises to 299 m in Maine. Red Rock Mountain stands 652 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
299 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.32701, -70.76007

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Dunham Recreational Park: 5.4 mi
  • Bethel Common: 5.5 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
  • Keewaydin Lake Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Davis Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Bethel War Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Indian Rock Monument: 7.6 mi
  • Norway Veterans in WWII: 13.7 mi
  • Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 13.7 mi
  • Korea and Vietnam Veterans: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
Waterfalls: 13
  • Kezar Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Kees Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 14.4 mi
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 22.6 mi
  • P6: 23.6 mi
  • P5: 23.6 mi
  • P10: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Oxford County Fairground: 14.7 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 15.4 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 16.6 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 17.2 mi
  • Moose Cave: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 6
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 14.2 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 19.1 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Deer Hill Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Rock MountainW 260°652 m6.9 mi
Pickett Henry MountainWNW 295°636 m7.0 mi
Miles KnobWSW 254°630 m6.3 mi
Pine MountainWNW 299°611 m7.1 mi
Mount AbramNE 39°604 m3.8 mi
Albany MountainWSW 244°581 m4.2 mi
Peter MountainWSW 255°575 m4.8 mi
Farwell MountainW 261°564 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice05:0019:4720:31
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1715:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 580920 — Bacon Hill, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358226682

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