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Fork Hill

Fork Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fork Hill rises to 281 m in Maine. Green Mountain stands 566 m to the southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Norm Nelson Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
281 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.84876, -70.91554

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Norm Nelson Forest: 0.5 mi
  • Fox Brook: 0.9 mi
  • Heron's Haven & Blueberry Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Devil's Den: 1.8 mi
  • Great Porter Heath: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds: 4.1 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond State Water Access: 5.3 mi
  • Mt Cutler Park: 5.5 mi
  • Merrill Park: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 43
  • Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Denmark Town Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Limerick Municipal Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Baldwin Town Beach: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 9.0 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 13.8 mi
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 13.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Giant Swing: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 21
Cliffs: 19
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 12.2 mi
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 12.2 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 17.5 mi
  • Nickerson Ledge: 17.7 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 18.1 mi
Museums: 18
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hiram Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Steep Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Diana's Baths: 19.9 mi
  • Champney Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Pitcher Falls: 20.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Davis Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 13.5 mi
  • lower falls: 20.0 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 17.3 mi
  • Loon Mural: 17.6 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 17.7 mi
  • Frog Rock: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Mary's Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 17.5 mi
  • Pollinator's Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Fork Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainSW 227°566 m8.2 mi
Hanson TopSW 229°550 m8.5 mi
Cragged MountainWNW 284°535 m4.9 mi
Foss MountainWNW 289°502 m6.2 mi
Stone MountainN 4°494 m4.3 mi
Stewart HillWNW 302°494 m5.6 mi
Bill Merrill MountainE 82°491 m3.0 mi
Kent HillWNW 298°491 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0219:4620:30
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1515:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425462676658463625
Precip in3.33.34.14.53.84.44.13.84.15.44.54.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Hiram, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 566396 — Fork Hill, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358219768

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