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Great Brook Hill

Great Brook Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Great Brook Hill rises to 179 m in Maine. Peaked Mountain stands 350 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Nicolin Park, a park 1.5 miles away. SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
179 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.66189, -68.49090

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nicolin Park: 1.5 mi
  • Green Lake National Fish Hatchery: 3.6 mi
  • Graham Lake - Fletchers Landing Boat Access: 6.1 mi
  • Ellsworth Sports Complex: 6.5 mi
  • Branch Lake State Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 26
Gardens: 25
  • Children's Garden: 16.4 mi
  • UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 21.2 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 20
Historic sites: 20
Beaches: 15
Attractions: 15
  • Fields Pond Visitor Center: 12.8 mi
  • Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 14.8 mi
  • Hollywood Casino: 16.6 mi
  • Maine Discovery Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Penobscot Theatre: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 5
  • Ellsworth Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 17.7 mi
  • Long Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Fern Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Maple Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 18.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 19.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Great Brook Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked MountainN 7°350 m11.6 mi
Bald MountainW 268°342 m5.6 mi
Big HillNW 306°338 m4.3 mi
BlackcapNNW 330°312 m7.3 mi
Great Pond MountainWSW 244°291 m9.7 mi
Jellison HillNNE 18°284 m11.1 mi
Chick HillN 6°271 m12.3 mi
Flag HillWSW 238°270 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0818:46
June solstice04:4919:3920:24
September equinox06:2217:5518:33
December solstice07:0915:0915:57

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/358220147

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