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China Hill

China Hill, seen from above at true elevation

China Hill rises to 51 m in Maine. Sargent Mountain stands 419 m to the northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Gilboa, a peak 0.5 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.6 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33137808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
51 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.26869, -68.36530

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chris's Pond Park: 2.0 mi
  • Pemetic Elementary School play area: 2.1 mi
  • Charlotte Rhoades Park: 2.3 mi
  • Seal Cove Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Bass Harbor Light Station: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Gilboa: 0.5 mi
  • Burnt Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Norwood Ridge: 0.8 mi
  • Freeman Ridge: 1.7 mi
  • Bald Hill: 1.7 mi
Beaches: 52
Cliffs: 22
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 15
Springs: 8
  • Lurvey Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Birch Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Maple Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Fern Spring: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 8
  • High Hopes Lobster Boat: 4.9 mi
  • The Bubble: 7.4 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 9.2 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 9.4 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 10.1 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Man O War Waterfall: 4.2 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 10.6 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 11.5 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 19.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sargent MountainNE419 m6.9 mi
Pemetic MountainNE380 m7.5 mi
Penobscot MountainNE360 m6.6 mi
Bernard MountainN326 m2.3 mi
Gilmore PeakNE316 m6.4 mi
Bald PeakNE297 m6.1 mi
Mansell MountainN289 m2.6 mi
Parkman MountainNE287 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0818:46
June solstice04:5019:3720:22
September equinox06:2117:5518:33
December solstice07:0715:1015:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 9 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Acadia National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358213371

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