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Miles Knob

Miles Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Miles Knob rises to 630 m in Maine. East Royce Mountain stands 945 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
630 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.30145, -70.88285

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • North Lovell Playground: 4.0 mi
  • Keewaydin Lake Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Crooked River Park: 8.0 mi
  • Bethel Common: 8.4 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 26
Waterfalls: 22
  • Kees Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 15
Attractions: 14
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 16.5 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 17.2 mi
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 17.8 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 18.5 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 7.8 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 16.6 mi
  • P6: 18.3 mi
  • P5: 18.3 mi
  • P10: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 16.3 mi
Springs: 7
  • Deer Hill Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 18.6 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 19.0 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 19.3 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 17.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Miles Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Royce MountainW 274°945 m6.1 mi
Speckled MountainWSW 259°880 m3.6 mi
Caribou MountainNW 319°859 m3.6 mi
Ames MountainWSW 259°819 m4.3 mi
Gammon MountainNW 325°812 m4.0 mi
Spruce HillW 263°762 m4.9 mi
Peabody MountainNNW 327°746 m5.7 mi
Durgin MountainW 266°732 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0019:4720:32
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1715:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 581127 — Miles Knob, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358226812

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