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Merrill Hill

Merrill Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Merrill Hill rises to 225 m in Maine. Little Spruce Mountain stands 980 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bailey Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 27 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States of America.

Wikidata Q33141136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
225 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.31811, -69.06643

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
  • Davis Field: 2.3 mi
  • Veterans Park: 5.9 mi
  • Harris Field: 6.5 mi
  • Schoodic Lake Boat Access: 6.8 mi
  • Sebec Lake Public Beach: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Cowyard Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Mud Gauntlet Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Gauntlet Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Hays Brook Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Monument Square: 12.2 mi
  • Children's Memorial: 20.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 20.8 mi
  • Cannon Monument: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Merrill Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Spruce MountainNNW980 m16.8 mi
Saddleback MountainNNW905 m13.6 mi
Little Shanty MountainNNW780 m16.9 mi
Barren MountainWNW742 m16.2 mi
Fourth MountainWNW714 m14.6 mi
Columbus MountainNW707 m13.4 mi
Chairback MountainNW668 m13.3 mi
Little Wilkie MountainN629 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:1018:49
June solstice04:4919:4320:29
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1315:0815:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151828405362676658463523
Precip in3.53.03.54.23.94.64.04.13.85.14.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barnard, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358221990

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