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Houstus Hill

Houstus Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Houstus Hill rises to 242 m in Maine. Mount Harris stands 355 m to the north-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
242 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.55618, -69.05448

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
  • Brooks Community Park: 3.6 mi
  • Swan Lake State Park: 3.8 mi
  • Gesner Park: 4.9 mi
  • Pendleton Park: 7.9 mi
Museums: 24
Beaches: 19
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 13
  • Dome home: 8.8 mi
  • Three Town Monument Stone: 20.3 mi
  • Fields Pond Visitor Center: 20.4 mi
  • Giant Pines: 20.7 mi
  • Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Fort Knox: 12.4 mi
  • To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 13.2 mi
  • Fort Pownall: 13.4 mi
  • Veterans Honor Roll: 16.5 mi
  • Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Gardens: 6
  • Peace Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Dye Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Tanglewood Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 18.6 mi
  • UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Monroe Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HarrisNNW 329°355 m8.8 mi
Peaked MountainN 353°351 m10.2 mi
Frye MountainSW 235°342 m9.7 mi
Spears MountainWSW 239°336 m9.8 mi
Mount WaldoENE 78°320 m8.0 mi
Piper MountainN 356°318 m9.2 mi
Aborn HillWSW 252°304 m7.4 mi
Common HillNW 310°300 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:1018:49
June solstice04:5219:4120:26
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1115:1116:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230415261676659483727
Precip in3.93.24.14.43.94.33.23.14.15.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220837

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