Beech Hill
Beech Hill rises to 177 m in Maine. True Mountain stands 480 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America.
Wikidata Q33136748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 177 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.5 mi off the State Route 27 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandy River Public Boat Access: 6.1 mi
- W. Barr Hatfield Athletic Park: 6.8 mi
- Alice E. Emery Town Square: 7.2 mi
- Oosoola Park: 7.3 mi
- Camp Bomazeen Flags: 7.4 mi
- Kennebec Highlands: 4.4 mi
- Mount Phillip: 4.8 mi
- French Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Blaiisdell: 5.5 mi
- Great Meadow Stream: 6.3 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.5 mi
- Little Beech Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hampshire Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Bett: 3.1 mi
- Mount Tom: 3.4 mi
- Veterans Monument: 7.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.0 mi
- war memorial: 11.0 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 12.2 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 12.2 mi
- Norridgewock Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Oakland historical artifacts & photo museum: 11.5 mi
- Mc Cartney House Museum: 11.7 mi
- History House: 12.0 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 12.1 mi
- Lebanon Masonic Lodge 116: 5.8 mi
- Skowhegan/Madison Elks Club: 12.4 mi
- North Anson Toll Bridge Pylon: 14.7 mi
- Benton Family Fun Park: 17.6 mi
- Alphabet Trails: 17.6 mi
- Stumphenge: 9.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Fisher Man: 11.0 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 11.9 mi
- Girl with Tail: 12.3 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 5.0 mi
- Town Beach: 18.1 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 18.6 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 20.9 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 22.7 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 23.5 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 23.9 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Beech Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| True Mountain | NW 314° | 480 m | 11.6 mi |
| Boardman Mountain | NW 320° | 442 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bannock Mountain | NW 312° | 374 m | 8.8 mi |
| York Hill | SW 223° | 367 m | 4.9 mi |
| McGaffey Mountain | SSW 197° | 360 m | 8.4 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | SSW 198° | 359 m | 6.7 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 193° | 343 m | 7.2 mi |
| Martin Hill | SSW 194° | 324 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:14 | 16:03 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Sharon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358211651
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