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Birch Hill

Birch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Birch Hill rises to 199 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the east-northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardwood Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
199 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.82757, -68.21390

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 48
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 3.4 mi
  • Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 4.7 mi
  • Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 4.7 mi
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
  • Mopang Lake Boating Access: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
Beaches: 9
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Dunn Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Otis Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Jesse Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Black Beach: 16.5 mi
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 7
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 21.1 mi
  • Peace Pole: 22.4 mi
  • Binnette: 22.5 mi
  • War Monument: 22.5 mi
  • VFW: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Corn Field Loop: 22.2 mi
  • Old Town Loop: 22.5 mi
  • Pinkham Trails: 22.7 mi
  • Dorion Loop: 22.9 mi
  • Otto Farm Loop: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Mariaville Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Long Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Grand Falls: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Birch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainENE 63°439 m5.7 mi
Pleasant MountainENE 66°414 m10.5 mi
Peaked MountainW 271°350 m12.2 mi
Eagle MountainN 1°326 m11.0 mi
Spruce MountainE 86°321 m8.9 mi
Springy Brook MountainNW 306°315 m9.7 mi
Bald Bluff MountainWNW 297°305 m10.2 mi
Blackcap MountainNNE 18°284 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4819:3820:23
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0815:0715:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192331435563706859473727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358211918

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