Hedgehog Hill
Hedgehog Hill rises to 89 m in Maine. Mount Waldo stands 320 m to the north, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 28 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Waldo County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 567888).
Wikidata Q33139466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 89 m
How to reach it
- 27.7 mi off the Acadia Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Stockton Springs Recreation Park: 3.5 mi
- Colonel Peterson Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
- Swan Lake State Park: 4.3 mi
- Mount Waldo Quarry: 4.8 mi
- Mosman Park: 4.9 mi
- Smith Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Ephraim: 2.2 mi
- Fletcher Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mack Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 3.5 mi
- Long Cove Headwaters Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Mount Waldo Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Mill Brook Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Probert Memorial Forest: 5.2 mi
- Penobscot Shore Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 5.2 mi
- Wadsworth Cove Beach: 10.2 mi
- Spragues Beach: 10.3 mi
- MMA Beach: 11.2 mi
- Big Tree Beach: 13.9 mi
- Bucksport Historical Society Museum: 6.4 mi
- Winterport Historical Association: 8.2 mi
- Belfast Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- Castine Historical Society: 10.9 mi
- Wilson Museum: 11.1 mi
- The Whale: 6.4 mi
- Before The Wind: 6.4 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 19.2 mi
- An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 19.6 mi
- Greetings From Bangor Maine: 20.0 mi
- Fort Knox: 5.9 mi
- Fort Pownall: 6.3 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 6.7 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 10.9 mi
- Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 6.8 mi
- The Bluff: 12.0 mi
- The Bluffs: 12.3 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 14.2 mi
- Spruce Head: 16.4 mi
- Dome home: 15.4 mi
- Fields Pond Visitor Center: 17.1 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 19.2 mi
- Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 19.4 mi
- Bangor YMCA: 20.0 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 17.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.3 mi
- Dye Garden: 19.3 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 19.6 mi
- Children's Garden: 19.6 mi
- Monroe Falls: 8.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.8 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 23.1 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Hedgehog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Waldo | N 10° | 320 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 290° | 248 m | 7.3 mi |
| Houstus Hill | WNW 286° | 242 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mason Hill | WNW 296° | 227 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | W 265° | 226 m | 2.2 mi |
| Jacob Buck Mountain | NE 42° | 215 m | 11.1 mi |
| Thurlow Hill | NW 321° | 213 m | 11.2 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNW 349° | 211 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:40 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358220559
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