Birch Hill
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
- 14.1 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 20.5 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 21.2 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 27.4 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hardwood Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.4 mi
- Crotch Hill: 4.1 mi
- Pinnacle: 4.9 mi
- Moose Hill: 5.1 mi
- Osborn North Public Reserved Land: 3.4 mi
- Osborn South Public Reserved Land: 3.7 mi
- Chalk Pond Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Spring River Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Mariaville Falls Preserve: 8.7 mi
- 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
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Roberts Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Carter Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Fletcher Bluff: 11.6 mi
- 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
- Hancock Historical Society: 20.6 mi
- Maine Forest and Logging Museum: 20.9 mi
- Telephone Museum: 21.8 mi
- Ellsworth Historical Society: 22.3 mi
- Old Town Museum: 22.3 mi
- Paul Dudley Sargent: 21.1 mi
- Peace Pole: 22.4 mi
- Binnette: 22.5 mi
- War Monument: 22.5 mi
- VFW: 22.6 mi
- Water Street Mural: 22.4 mi
- All Along The Watchtower: 22.5 mi
- Maine Engineering: 22.8 mi
- Bell Tower: 22.8 mi
- Civil Engineering Steel Sculpture: 22.9 mi
- 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
- Mariaville Falls: 8.9 mi
- Long Falls: 14.0 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 21.3 mi
- Grand Falls: 23.7 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 23.1 mi
- Riceville: 16.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mountain | ENE 63° | 439 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | ENE 66° | 414 m | 10.5 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | W 271° | 350 m | 12.2 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | N 1° | 326 m | 11.0 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | E 86° | 321 m | 8.9 mi |
| Springy Brook Mountain | NW 306° | 315 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bald Bluff Mountain | WNW 297° | 305 m | 10.2 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | NNE 18° | 284 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 19:38 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:07 | 15:55 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358211918
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