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Cranberry Hill

Cranberry Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cranberry Hill rises to 51 m in Maine. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the west, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Schooner Head, a peak 0.3 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
51 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.34758, -68.18029

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Town play ground: 2.4 mi
  • Glen Mary Park: 2.8 mi
  • Grant Park: 3.0 mi
  • Village Green: 3.0 mi
  • Barker Park: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 34
Gardens: 21
  • Mixed Woods: 1.7 mi
  • Roadside: 1.7 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 1.7 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 1.7 mi
  • Coniferous Woods: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 18
  • John Innes Kane: 1.5 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 1.5 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 1.6 mi
  • Andrew Murray Young: 1.8 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 1.9 mi
Museums: 16
  • Abbe Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 3.0 mi
  • George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 3.9 mi
  • Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Winter Harbor Historical Society: 5.6 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Springs: 8
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Fern Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Maple Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Birch Spring: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Thunder Hole: 1.9 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 2.5 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 3.3 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 3.3 mi
  • The Bubble: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 4.1 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 7.0 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Long Falls: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 3.2 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 18.0 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 7.6 mi
  • Double Arch: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 11.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Cranberry Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainW 280°466 m2.2 mi
Sargent MountainW 266°419 m4.6 mi
Dorr MountainWNW 285°387 m1.8 mi
Pemetic MountainWSW 255°380 m3.3 mi
Penobscot MountainWSW 257°360 m4.4 mi
Champlain MountainWNW 288°323 m0.7 mi
Dike PeakWSW 250°321 m2.4 mi
Gilmore PeakW 263°316 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4919:3720:21
September equinox06:2017:5418:32
December solstice07:0615:0915:57

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, 4 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 564461 — Cranberry Hill, Hancock County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358213821

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