Foss Hill
Foss Hill rises to 131 m in Maine. Frye Mountain stands 342 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Shore Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 27 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33138777, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 131 m
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Benton Riverfront Park: 3.2 mi
- Water Street Playground: 5.2 mi
- Old Mill Park: 5.2 mi
- Mill Island Park: 5.3 mi
- Veterans' Monument Park: 5.4 mi
- Shore Hill: 1.2 mi
- Baker Hill: 3.7 mi
- Town House Hill: 6.2 mi
- Wilcox Hill: 7.4 mi
- Quaker Hill: 7.4 mi
- Fowler Bog Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Rines Wetland & Wildlife Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Carlson Woods Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Moulton's Mill Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (Sandy Stream Unit): 7.9 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Bandstand (Plaque): 5.4 mi
- “One Country” Monument: 5.5 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Plaque: 5.5 mi
- “Roll Of Honor”: 5.5 mi
- Rotary International Table: 5.7 mi
- Benton Family Fun Park: 3.6 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 7.2 mi
- Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 7.3 mi
- Giant Pines: 7.6 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 7.8 mi
- Redington Museum: 6.9 mi
- Colby College Museum of Art: 8.2 mi
- L C Bates Museum: 9.5 mi
- Thorndike Meeting Place: 10.9 mi
- Mc Cartney House Museum: 10.9 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 6.6 mi
- River Stone: 6.6 mi
- Unity Stones: 8.5 mi
- Stumphenge: 13.4 mi
- Girl with Tail: 17.8 mi
- Dye Garden: 10.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 10.2 mi
- Loon Cove: 19.1 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 21.5 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 18.3 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 20.2 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 21.6 mi
- Monroe Falls: 22.5 mi
- Hogback Ledge: 12.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Foss Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frye Mountain | ESE 113° | 342 m | 14.9 mi |
| Spears Mountain | ESE 112° | 336 m | 14.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SE 124° | 327 m | 12.8 mi |
| Aborn Hill | E 100° | 304 m | 14.9 mi |
| Common Hill | ENE 72° | 300 m | 16.0 mi |
| Stevenson Hill | ESE 116° | 273 m | 10.9 mi |
| Files Hill | ENE 75° | 270 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bolen Hill | SE 144° | 267 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:42 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 17:59 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Trtmt PLT, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 566438 — Foss Hill, Kennebec County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358219797
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