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Joy Hill

Joy Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Joy Hill rises to 49 m in Maine. Ossipee Hill stands 312 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Teaberry Lane, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33140195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
49 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.45244, -70.43915

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Whitten Hills: 1.8 mi
  • Fairfield Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Goosefare Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Crow Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Big Ledge: 5.9 mi
Parks
  • Clifford Park: 2.2 mi
  • Meadow Woods Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Canopy Park: 2.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Mechanics Park: 2.8 mi
Gardens
  • Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
  • The Garden at Gull Crest: 13.5 mi
  • The Cape Community Garden at Maxwell's Farm: 14.7 mi
  • The Parks Department Community Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Libbytown Community Garden: 16.3 mi
Beaches
Historic sites: 59
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 9
  • Slackcrack: 2.3 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 12.8 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 17.4 mi
  • Bald Head Cliff: 17.4 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 9.7 mi
  • Elks Club: 15.2 mi
  • Ampitheater: 16.1 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 16.9 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 6.5 mi
  • Orris Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 20.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Joy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ossipee HillWNW 302°312 m17.8 mi
North PeakWSW 257°250 m17.9 mi
Beaver HillW 275°192 m17.4 mi
Yeaton HillW 281°181 m15.2 mi
Grant HillWNW 292°146 m11.7 mi
Brackett HillW 276°141 m14.5 mi
Windy HillWSW 250°138 m17.2 mi
Ricker HillWNW 294°116 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0219:4320:27
September equinox06:3018:0318:41
December solstice07:1215:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425262676659483929
Precip in3.63.74.74.74.24.73.93.93.95.64.24.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kennebunkport, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358221139

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