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Farrington Hill

Farrington Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Farrington Hill rises to 281 m in Maine. Old Speck Mountain stands 1,263 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Andover Civil War Memorial, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138634, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.62895, -70.76535

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 50
  • Andover Common: 0.9 mi
  • Moran's Landing: 9.8 mi
  • Mexico Rec Park: 10.6 mi
  • Hastings Landing: 11.0 mi
  • Stephens High School Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Screw Auger Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Angel Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 12.6 mi
  • The Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Smalls falls: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 8.9 mi
  • Light of the World Cross: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mountain fountain: 11.4 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Rumford Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 19.1 mi
  • Smalls Falls: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 9.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Farrington Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainWSW 247°1,263 m10.1 mi
Elephant MountainN 355°1,150 m9.6 mi
East PeakWSW 258°1,141 m6.4 mi
West PeakWSW 254°1,092 m7.0 mi
Old Blue MountainN 360°1,091 m8.2 mi
Baldpate MountainWSW 257°1,090 m6.5 mi
Little Baldpate MountainW 261°1,086 m6.3 mi
Sunday River WhitecapSW 230°1,008 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5919:4820:33
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1815:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385260666456443321
Precip in3.42.73.54.54.45.44.84.34.05.94.54.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andover 2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358219589

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