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Childs Hill

Childs Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Childs Hill rises to 357 m in Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands 784 m to the north, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Science Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States

Wikidata Q33137796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
357 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.56590, -70.35951

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dixfield Carry-In Boat Access: 4.6 mi
  • Bass Park: 6.2 mi
  • Kineowatha Park: 6.3 mi
  • North Jay White Granite Park: 7.0 mi
  • Village View Park: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 14
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 12.5 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 12.5 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 12.5 mi
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
  • war memorial: 18.9 mi
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Stinchfield Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Town Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Rome Town Beach: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Smalls falls: 21.6 mi
  • Angel Falls: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Rumford Community Garden: 9.3 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 18.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Light of the World Cross: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 21.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Childs Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainN 1°784 m4.3 mi
Bald MountainN 4°717 m5.6 mi
Kinneys HeadNNE 12°639 m7.4 mi
Gleason MountainNNE 12°633 m8.2 mi
Colonel Holman MountainS 178°561 m1.6 mi
Brown MountainSSE 162°555 m2.0 mi
Cherry HillN 352°552 m5.5 mi
Dean MountainNNE 29°551 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:5719:4620:31
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1615:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 563942 — Childs Hill, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358213365

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