Peak · Maine
Blue Hill Mountain
Blue Hill Mountain rises to 281 m in Maine. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Xander Park, a park 0.8 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maine, United States of America.
Wikidata Q33137129, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 281 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.43397, -68.59002
- 11.1 mi off the Acadia Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Schoodic National Scenic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Blackwoods Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Watch · 19 mi
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 20 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 22 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Xander Park: 0.8 mi
- Blue Hill Fairgrounds: 0.9 mi
- Horton Emerson Park: 1.5 mi
- Blue Hill Athletic Fields: 1.6 mi
- Blue Hill Town Park: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Kingdom Woods Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- Surry Forest: 3.9 mi
- The Nub: 4.1 mi
- Bluff Head Preserve: 5.2 mi
Beaches
- Carrying Place Beach: 5.9 mi
- Birchhead Shore: 8.9 mi
- Hales Beach: 10.0 mi
- MMA Beach: 10.8 mi
- Wadsworth Cove Beach: 11.2 mi
Peaks
- Stover Hill: 2.7 mi
- Seven Star Hill: 3.4 mi
- Chandler Parker Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 5.2 mi
- Bear Head: 5.8 mi
Museums: 29
- Jonathan Fisher House: 2.0 mi
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 9.0 mi
- Colonel Black Mansion Museum: 10.5 mi
- Castine Historical Society: 10.7 mi
- Ellsworth Historical Society: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 27
- The Bluffs: 4.8 mi
- Gull Ledges: 9.2 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 9.7 mi
- Beach Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Castine Civil War Monument: 10.7 mi
- Fort Pownall: 11.2 mi
- Yourcenar: 13.4 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 13.6 mi
- Fort Knox: 13.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Lurvey Spring: 15.5 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 16.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 16.6 mi
- Maple Spring: 16.9 mi
- Birch Spring: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- The Bubble: 17.9 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 19.2 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 19.2 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 20.2 mi
- Thunder Hole: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 7
- COA Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Newlin Garden: 18.4 mi
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 18.4 mi
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 18.5 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 19.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 13.6 mi
- Bear Island Light Station: 18.9 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 19.3 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 21.9 mi
- Egg Rock Light Station: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Ellsworth Falls: 11.6 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 16.8 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 17.7 mi
- Monroe Falls: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 4
- Water Street Mural: 11.0 mi
- Before The Wind: 13.9 mi
- The Whale: 13.9 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Cove: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Blue Hill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | SE 130° | 326 m | 14.1 mi |
| Great Pond Mountain | NNW 342° | 291 m | 12.2 mi |
| Knight Nubble | SE 129° | 283 m | 14.1 mi |
| Little Notch | SE 130° | 271 m | 14.0 mi |
| Flag Hill | N 353° | 270 m | 11.8 mi |
| Western Mountain | SE 129° | 246 m | 13.9 mi |
| Flying Moose Mountain | N 353° | 245 m | 12.4 mi |
| Oak Hill | N 353° | 223 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:08 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:38 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:55 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:10 | 15:58 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562593 — Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358212220
Day trips start here
- Surry · 6 mi
- Ellsworth · 11 mi
- Orland · 12 mi
- Bucksport · 14 mi
- Acadia National Park · 19 mi
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