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Paradise Hill

Paradise Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Paradise Hill rises to 88 m in Maine. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the south-southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Duck Brook Waterfall, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33142682, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
88 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.40525, -68.24492

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • DeGregoire Green: 1.8 mi
  • Barker Park: 2.1 mi
  • Harborview Park: 2.2 mi
  • Agamont Park: 2.3 mi
  • Village Green: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 38
Gardens: 21
  • COA Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 1.4 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 18
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 2.2 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 2.3 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 3.3 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 3.7 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 3.7 mi
Museums: 17
  • George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 1.3 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Somesville Museum and Gardens: 5.4 mi
  • Winter Harbor Historical Society: 7.8 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Springs: 8
  • Red Rock Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Fern Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Maple Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Birch Spring: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 2.2 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 2.2 mi
  • The Bubble: 4.6 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 6.5 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 1.0 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 7.0 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Long Falls: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 2.3 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 12.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Double Arch: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 8.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Paradise Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainSSE 164°466 m3.8 mi
Sargent MountainSSW 198°419 m4.5 mi
Dorr MountainSSE 158°387 m3.8 mi
Pemetic MountainS 180°380 m4.8 mi
Penobscot MountainSSW 192°360 m5.1 mi
Bernard MountainSW 221°326 m9.5 mi
Champlain MountainSE 146°323 m4.5 mi
Dike PeakS 169°321 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4919:3720:22
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0715:0915:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 2 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Acadia National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 572960 — Paradise Hill, Hancock County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358222708

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