Brackett Hill
Brackett Hill rises to 298 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilman Pond Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q33137264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 298 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the State Route 27 Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gilman Pond Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Millay Hill: 1.5 mi
- Berry Hill: 2.8 mi
- Goodrich Hill: 3.5 mi
- Welcome Hill: 4.0 mi
- Kingfield Town Park: 3.2 mi
- Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 3.3 mi
- New Portland Lions Fair: 4.2 mi
- Embden Pond Boat Access: 7.8 mi
- Carrabassett River Access: 9.9 mi
- Freeman Township Public Reserved Land: 4.9 mi
- Shiloh Pond Community Forest: 6.9 mi
- Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 7.5 mi
- Highland Plantation SE Public Reserved Land: 7.7 mi
- Stump Pond Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Lexington Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock): 11.2 mi
- rope swing: 11.7 mi
- clay slides: 12.1 mi
- North Anson Toll Bridge Pylon: 12.9 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 14.9 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 15.2 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 19.2 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 19.8 mi
- Athens Historical Society Museum: 20.5 mi
- Parsons School: 3.4 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 19.8 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 19.8 mi
- Veterans Monument: 22.0 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 10.9 mi
- Austinm Stream Falls: 18.3 mi
- Long Falls: 19.6 mi
- Smalls falls: 21.9 mi
- Grand Falls: 24.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 20.0 mi
- Girl with Tail: 22.4 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 23.2 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 13.6 mi
- Smalls Falls: 21.8 mi
- Riverside Beach: 10.6 mi
- Spring water: 11.8 mi
- Flagstaff: 15.7 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Brackett Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,319 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Abraham | W 276° | 1,230 m | 11.6 mi |
| Spaulding Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,219 m | 12.4 mi |
| Farmer Mountain | W 268° | 969 m | 11.9 mi |
| Owls Head | WNW 302° | 890 m | 9.1 mi |
| Black Nubble | WNW 290° | 853 m | 8.7 mi |
| Poplar Mountain | NNW 337° | 809 m | 8.3 mi |
| Stewart Mountain | N 352° | 773 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:13 | 16:02 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358212374
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