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Flanders Hill

Flanders Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Flanders Hill rises to 258 m in Maine. Russell Mountain stands 596 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Watson Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138714, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
258 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.15061, -69.32477

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Guilford Recreation Park: 2.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 5.1 mi
  • Monument Square: 5.1 mi
  • Browns Mill Park: 5.8 mi
  • Piscataquis Valley Fair: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cowyard Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Big Wilson Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Little Wilson Lower Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Little Wilson Upper Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Thompson Brook Upper Falls: 18.1 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Monument Square: 5.1 mi
  • Cannon Monument: 8.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Flanders Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Russell MountainWNW 292°596 m15.4 mi
Buck HillNW 315°484 m15.1 mi
Foss MountainWNW 282°467 m14.7 mi
Huff MountainWSW 251°403 m14.5 mi
Guilford MountainNNW 343°387 m5.6 mi
Whittier HillW 260°372 m15.0 mi
Cowett HillW 261°367 m14.2 mi
Homer HillNW 317°361 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1118:50
June solstice04:5119:4420:29
September equinox06:2517:5818:37
December solstice07:1415:0915:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929415362686759473524
Precip in3.12.63.13.63.84.43.53.63.54.83.63.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 566278 — Flanders Hill, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358219694

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