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Carter Hill

Carter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Carter Hill rises to 289 m in Maine. Mount Abram stands 604 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nubble, a peak 1.0 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Maine, United States of America.

Wikidata Q33137660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
289 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.27090, -70.64090

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Waterford Sandlot Complex: 4.2 mi
  • Lake Pennesseewassee Park: 4.9 mi
  • West Paris Ballfields: 5.0 mi
  • Ordway Grove: 6.0 mi
  • Old Squire's Green Farmer's Market: 6.1 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 17
  • Norway Veterans in WWII: 6.7 mi
  • Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 6.7 mi
  • Korea and Vietnam Veterans: 6.7 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Paris Maine Veterans Memorial: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
Beaches: 13
  • Gage Rice Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Kezar Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Kees Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Oxford County Fairground: 7.8 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 11.3 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 13.9 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 14.5 mi
  • Camp Cedar: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 7
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 7.2 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 15.4 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cooper Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 5.5 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Carter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AbramNNW604 m7.7 mi
Round MountainWNW557 m5.9 mi
Long MountainNW557 m6.0 mi
Tibbetts MountainNNW553 m7.2 mi
Lovejoy MountainWNW543 m4.7 mi
Uncle Tom MountainNW516 m4.9 mi
Elwell MountainNNW502 m6.1 mi
Peabody MountainWNW477 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5919:4620:31
September equinox06:3018:0418:42
December solstice07:1615:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 563642 — Carter Hill, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358213042

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