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Birch Hill

Birch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Birch Hill rises to 145 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Molasses Pond Beach, a beach 1.1 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136936, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
145 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.70730, -68.23891

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 56
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 5.1 mi
  • Franklin Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
  • Graham Lake - Fletchers Landing Boat Access: 10.2 mi
  • Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 20
  • COA Community Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 21.6 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 13
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 9
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 12.8 mi
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 21.8 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 22.2 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 23.1 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 21.9 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 21.9 mi
  • Fields Pond Visitor Center: 24.1 mi
  • Corn Field Loop: 24.5 mi
  • Old Town Loop: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Mariaville Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Long Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Big Chief Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Fern Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 13.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Birch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainNNE 30°439 m12.6 mi
Tunk MountainESE 123°325 m8.5 mi
Schoodic MountainSSE 154°319 m10.3 mi
Black MountainSE 145°304 m10.3 mi
Catherine MountainSE 130°284 m9.7 mi
Jellison HillNW 310°284 m11.5 mi
Spruce MountainNNW 346°262 m12.4 mi
Caribou MountainSE 137°259 m9.3 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 solstice07:0815:0715:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562291 — Birch Hill, Hancock County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358211916

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