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Hardwood Hill

Hardwood Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hardwood Hill rises to 149 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33139261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
149 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.82591, -68.23946

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 54
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 3.6 mi
  • Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 3.8 mi
  • Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 5.9 mi
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
  • Mopang Lake Boating Access: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Beaches: 9
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Dunn Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Otis Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Jesse Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Black Beach: 16.7 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Corn Field Loop: 21.0 mi
  • Old Town Loop: 21.3 mi
  • Pinkham Trails: 21.6 mi
  • Dorion Loop: 21.8 mi
  • Otto Farm Loop: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 21.0 mi
  • Peace Pole: 21.3 mi
  • Binnette: 21.4 mi
  • War Monument: 21.4 mi
  • VFW: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Mariaville Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Long Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Grand Falls: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 21.7 mi
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Hardwood Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainENE 67°439 m6.9 mi
Pleasant MountainENE 68°414 m11.7 mi
Peaked MountainW 271°350 m11.0 mi
Eagle MountainN 8°326 m11.2 mi
Spruce MountainE 86°321 m10.2 mi
Springy Brook MountainNW 312°315 m8.8 mi
Bald Bluff MountainWNW 301°305 m9.2 mi
Blackcap MountainNNE 26°284 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4819:3820:23
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0815:0715:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192331435563706859473727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 567615 — Hardwood Hill, Hancock County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358220439

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