Peak · Maine
Burke Hill
Burke Hill rises to 120 m in Maine. Tunk Mountain stands 325 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33137514, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 120 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.59897, -67.97417
- 0.7 mi off the Blackwoods Scenic Byway
- 2.2 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Schoodic National Scenic Byway, National
- 18.0 mi off the Acadia Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 13 mi
- Frazer Point · 16 mi
- Hawk Watch · 21 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Catskin Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Round Pond Nubble: 2.8 mi
- Deer Hill: 3.5 mi
- Spring River Mountain: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Narraguagus Junction Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Sprague's Falls Preserve: 3.2 mi
- McHatton Brook Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Mill River Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Popple Hill Preserve: 6.4 mi
Parks: 50
- Cable Pool Park: 2.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Stewart Park: 2.4 mi
- Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land (Tunk Lake Area): 3.9 mi
- Unionville Ballfield: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 21
- Jordan Beach: 7.5 mi
- Schoodic Beach: 8.0 mi
- Black Beach: 8.2 mi
- Flanders Pond Beach: 8.5 mi
- Rogers Point Beach: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Northeast Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Ravens Nest: 17.8 mi
- The Ovens: 18.1 mi
- Sols Cliff: 18.9 mi
Museums: 9
- Ruggles House Museum: 12.5 mi
- Hancock Historical Society: 14.6 mi
- Winter Harbor Historical Society: 15.2 mi
- Historical Museum: 15.3 mi
- Abbe Museum: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 9
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 13.5 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 15.2 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 18.3 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 18.3 mi
- Schoodic Point: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
- The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 18.2 mi
- Eden's Civil War Monument: 18.6 mi
- Old Farm Estate: 18.9 mi
- Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 20.2 mi
- Kurt Diederich: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Long Falls: 5.7 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 20.0 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 23.2 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 23.9 mi
Springs: 6
- Big Chief Spring: 11.9 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 19.7 mi
- Sieur de Monts Spring: 20.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 22.8 mi
- Maple Spring: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 18.6 mi
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Newlin Garden: 18.6 mi
- COA Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Wild Gardens of Acadia: 20.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Prospect Harbor Point Light: 13.7 mi
- Petit Manan Light: 16.9 mi
- Winter Harbor Lighthouse: 17.3 mi
- Egg Rock Light Station: 18.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Double Arch: 12.9 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 2
- Baxter The Lobster: 18.4 mi
- Water Street Mural: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Cove: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Burke Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunk Mountain | WNW 296° | 325 m | 6.5 mi |
| Schoodic Mountain | WSW 258° | 319 m | 8.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 263° | 304 m | 7.1 mi |
| Catherine Mountain | WNW 282° | 284 m | 5.7 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | W 276° | 259 m | 6.7 mi |
| Schoodic Nubble | WSW 258° | 202 m | 9.1 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | WSW 242° | 201 m | 6.0 mi |
| Blackwood Mountain | WSW 238° | 194 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 19:36 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:53 | 18:31 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 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 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 563207 — Burke Hill, Washington County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358212696
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