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Flying Moose Mountain

Flying Moose Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Flying Moose Mountain rises to 245 m in Maine. Bald Mountain stands 342 m to the north-northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Flag Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
245 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.61255, -68.62286

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Branch Lake State Park: 3.3 mi
  • Jacob Buck Pond Boat Access: 6.3 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 6.4 mi
  • Orland Bicentennial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Nicolin Park: 6.6 mi
Museums: 28
Beaches: 21
Artworks: 19
  • Before The Wind: 8.9 mi
  • The Whale: 8.9 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 10.9 mi
  • Paul Bunyan: 14.4 mi
  • An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 13
Attractions: 13
  • Fields Pond Visitor Center: 10.1 mi
  • Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 13.0 mi
  • Hollywood Casino: 14.3 mi
  • Penobscot Theatre: 14.9 mi
  • Maine Discovery Museum: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Children's Garden: 14.4 mi
  • UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 20.1 mi
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Ellsworth Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 15.9 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Monroe Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Flying Moose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNNE 16°342 m3.3 mi
Big HillNNE 27°338 m6.7 mi
BlackcapNNE 16°312 m10.1 mi
Great Pond MountainWSW 250°291 m2.3 mi
Blue Hill MountainS 173°281 m12.4 mi
Flag HillS 171°270 m0.7 mi
Peaked MountainNNW 345°258 m3.6 mi
Kings MountainWNW 302°256 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0818:47
June solstice04:5019:3920:24
September equinox06:2217:5618:34
December solstice07:0915:0915:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358219723

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