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Brackett Hill

Brackett Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.95450, -70.08979

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • 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
  • Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 8.0 mi
Parks: 56
  • 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
Attractions: 40
  • 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
Historic sites: 8
  • Parsons School: 3.4 mi
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 19.8 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 19.8 mi
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 19.8 mi
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 10.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Brackett Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 296°1,319 m12.1 mi
Mount AbrahamW 276°1,230 m11.6 mi
Spaulding MountainWNW 286°1,219 m12.4 mi
Burnt HillWNW 301°1,099 m11.0 mi
Farmer MountainW 268°969 m11.9 mi
Owls HeadWNW 302°890 m9.1 mi
Black NubbleWNW 290°853 m8.7 mi
Poplar MountainNNW 337°809 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:53
June solstice04:5519:4620:31
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1615:1316:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828415363686759473524
Precip in2.92.32.93.53.34.23.63.43.34.83.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358212374

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