Foss Hill
Foss Hill rises to 144 m in Maine. York Hill stands 367 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rome Town Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q33138780, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 144 m
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mosher Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Phillip: 1.8 mi
- Varney Hill: 2.6 mi
- Morrill Hill: 3.0 mi
- The Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Mount Phillip: 1.8 mi
- Great Meadow Stream: 1.8 mi
- Blaiisdell: 2.6 mi
- French Mountain: 3.3 mi
- The Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Camp Bomazeen Flags: 2.5 mi
- Peninsula Park: 4.5 mi
- Belgrade Village Green: 4.8 mi
- Pleasant Point Park: 4.8 mi
- Great Pond Boat Access: 5.0 mi
- Lebanon Masonic Lodge 116: 8.2 mi
- Skowhegan/Madison Elks Club: 14.2 mi
- Benton Family Fun Park: 14.3 mi
- A: 17.7 mi
- B: 17.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Veterans Monument: 9.0 mi
- war memorial: 9.1 mi
- Colby Woodsmen PV=nRT: 9.2 mi
- Waterville Fire/Rescue Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Oakland historical artifacts & photo museum: 7.1 mi
- Mc Cartney House Museum: 7.2 mi
- Norridgewock Historical Society: 8.9 mi
- Colby College Museum of Art: 9.5 mi
- Redington Museum: 11.0 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 0.9 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 14.1 mi
- Town Beach: 14.8 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 18.5 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 18.8 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 18.9 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 19.3 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 20.6 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Foss Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Hill | W 275° | 367 m | 6.1 mi |
| McGaffey Mountain | SW 233° | 360 m | 6.6 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | WSW 245° | 359 m | 5.3 mi |
| Round Top | WSW 237° | 343 m | 5.3 mi |
| Martin Hill | W 280° | 324 m | 3.7 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | WSW 253° | 313 m | 8.1 mi |
| Hoyt Hill | W 261° | 311 m | 7.1 mi |
| Hampshire Hill | WNW 293° | 310 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:14 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Sharon, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 566439 — Foss Hill, Kennebec County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358219798
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