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Hardwood Hill

Hardwood Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hardwood Hill rises to 172 m in Maine. Tunk Mountain stands 325 m to the east, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Hardwood Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
172 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.63480, -68.20529

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
  • Franklin Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
  • Sumner Park: 7.3 mi
  • Gordon's Wharf: 7.4 mi
  • Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land (Tunk Lake Area): 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 28
Gardens: 21
  • COA Community Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 16.6 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Black Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Schoodic Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Flanders Pond Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Jesse Beach: 10.4 mi
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 13
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 7.8 mi
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 16.8 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 17.1 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 18.0 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 19.1 mi
Springs: 8
  • Big Chief Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Fern Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Maple Spring: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 16.8 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 16.8 mi
  • The Bubble: 20.5 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 21.7 mi
  • Schoodic Point: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Long Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 16.9 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Water Street Mural: 12.6 mi
  • Baxter The Lobster: 16.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 13.9 mi
  • Double Arch: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 8.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Hardwood Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tunk MountainE 86°325 m5.5 mi
Schoodic MountainSE 146°319 m5.1 mi
Black MountainSE 128°304 m5.5 mi
Catherine MountainESE 102°284 m5.9 mi
Caribou MountainESE 111°259 m5.0 mi
Schoodic NubbleSSE 150°202 m5.0 mi
Peaked MountainSE 131°201 m8.0 mi
Birch HillN 358°199 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4819:3820:22
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0715:0815:56

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, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220438

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