Howard Hill
Howard Hill rises to 465 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the west, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Clay Brook Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America
Wikidata Q33139822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 465 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 9.7 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 20.3 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clay Brook Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Ira Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Vose Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Poplar Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Witham Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 2.6 mi
- Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 2.7 mi
- Highland Plantation SE Public Reserved Land: 3.9 mi
- Highland Plantation West Public Reserved Land: 4.2 mi
- Shiloh Pond Community Forest: 4.6 mi
- Lexington Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Flagstaff Ledge House: 8.6 mi
- Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 10.0 mi
- Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 11.2 mi
- Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 11.8 mi
- Kingfield Town Park: 5.7 mi
- Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 6.8 mi
- New Portland Lions Fair: 9.2 mi
- Quimby Field: 11.5 mi
- Embden Pond Boat Access: 11.9 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 9.0 mi
- Long Falls: 14.1 mi
- Austinm Stream Falls: 16.3 mi
- Grand Falls: 19.0 mi
- Smalls falls: 23.0 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 17.7 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 18.2 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 20.5 mi
- Athens Historical Society Museum: 22.8 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 8.1 mi
- Smalls Falls: 22.9 mi
- Parsons School: 8.9 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 22.5 mi
- Riverside Beach: 5.8 mi
- Flagstaff: 10.3 mi
- Spring water: 10.6 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Howard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 270° | 1,319 m | 9.7 mi |
| Crocker Mountain | W 275° | 1,279 m | 13.1 mi |
| Avery Peak | NW 315° | 1,234 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Abraham | WSW 248° | 1,230 m | 11.1 mi |
| South Crocker Mountain | W 271° | 1,228 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | NW 313° | 1,227 m | 11.5 mi |
| West Peak | NW 313° | 1,222 m | 11.5 mi |
| Spaulding Mountain | W 259° | 1,219 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:46 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:13 | 16:02 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 568383 — Howard Hill, Somerset County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358220846
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