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Perkins Hill

Perkins Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Perkins Hill rises to 75 m in Maine. Mount Waldo stands 320 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Henry Field, a park 1.0 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33143191, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
75 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.45702, -68.74281

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jim Henry Field: 1.0 mi
  • Sherm Perkins Park: 1.5 mi
  • Fort Point State Park: 3.9 mi
  • Sandy Point Beach Park: 4.7 mi
  • Castine Town Common: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 50
Museums: 34
Cliffs: 16
Artworks: 15
  • Before The Wind: 8.3 mi
  • The Whale: 8.3 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 16.7 mi
  • Paul Bunyan: 23.0 mi
  • An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 8
  • Fields Pond Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
  • Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 22.4 mi
  • Hollywood Casino: 23.0 mi
  • Penobscot Theatre: 23.7 mi
  • Bangor YMCA: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Ellsworth Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Monroe Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 23.2 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 24.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Lurvey Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Fern Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Maple Spring: 24.6 mi
  • Birch Spring: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Perkins Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WaldoNW 319°320 m11.4 mi
Great Pond MountainNNE 20°291 m10.6 mi
Blue Hill MountainESE 102°281 m7.7 mi
Flag HillNNE 31°270 m11.7 mi
Flying Moose MountainNNE 29°245 m12.3 mi
Dodge HillNNE 20°234 m14.0 mi
Mount EphraimWNW 294°226 m11.4 mi
Oak HillNE 34°223 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:47
June solstice04:5119:3920:24
September equinox06:2317:5618:34
December solstice07:0915:1115:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230415261676659483727
Precip in3.93.24.14.43.94.33.23.14.15.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 573204 — Perkins Hill, Hancock County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358222838

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