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Compass Rock

Compass Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Compass Rock rises to 52 m in Maine. Pughole Mountain stands 118 m to the north, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cocoa Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
52 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.71897, -67.18443

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
  • Reynold’s Brook – Orange River Wildlife Preserve: 3.8 mi
  • Whiting Bay Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Mays Brook Cove: 9.4 mi
  • South Bay Narrows: 10.1 mi
  • Mill Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 22
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 8
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Bad Little Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Compass Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pughole MountainN 354°118 m6.1 mi
Pumpkin RidgeW 272°104 m15.3 mi
Yellowbirch MountainN 8°98 m3.9 mi
Woodruff MountainW 267°93 m8.8 mi
Estey MountainNNW 338°82 m4.6 mi
Crane MountainN 3°82 m7.6 mi
Conner HillNW 319°80 m14.5 mi
The PorcupineNE 54°78 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0318:41
June solstice04:4419:3420:19
September equinox06:1617:5018:28
December solstice07:0415:0315:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425259656559494030
Precip in4.23.24.14.53.33.92.73.24.35.14.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358213663

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