Skip to content

Gloucester Hill

Gloucester Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gloucester Hill rises to 150 m in Maine. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 300 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewiston Road Woodlot, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
150 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.95313, -70.29505

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • New Gloucester Blockhouse: 0.7 mi
  • Rowe Station: 2.2 mi
  • New Gloucester Fairgrounds: 2.8 mi
  • Outlet Beach: 3.7 mi
  • The Grove: 4.0 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions: 55
  • Moose: 2.9 mi
  • Duck Display: 3.0 mi
  • Coyote: 3.0 mi
  • Foxes: 3.0 mi
  • Mountain Lion: 3.0 mi
Museums: 40
  • Warden Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Poland Spring Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Poland Historical Society: 9.1 mi
  • Auburn Fire Department Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Desert of Maine Farm Museum: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 40
  • Wilkies Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Lower Range Pond Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Crescent Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Tripp Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Raymond Beach: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 31
  • Can't Stop Hip Hop: 10.9 mi
  • Frog Rock: 14.3 mi
  • Labyrinth in the Woods: 16.0 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 16.4 mi
  • Holy Trinty: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Pismire Bluff: 7.8 mi
  • Fryes Leap: 13.1 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 21.9 mi
  • The Cliffs: 22.0 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • First Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Steep Falls: 21.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Davis Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Gloucester Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainW 276°300 m9.5 mi
Black Cat MountainWNW 298°250 m7.3 mi
Johnson HillWNW 299°237 m9.1 mi
Tenny HillWNW 293°225 m7.8 mi
White Oak HillNW 319°205 m8.4 mi
Raymond HillW 267°204 m7.1 mi
Ledge HillWNW 282°202 m5.9 mi
Tarkiln HillWSW 251°197 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:54
June solstice04:5919:4420:28
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1315:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533445464706961493928
Precip in3.53.34.04.43.64.73.73.84.35.44.74.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gray, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220014

More peaks in Maine

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Gloucester Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens