Peak · Maine
Pierce Hill
Pierce Hill rises to 262 m in Maine. Frye Mountain stands 342 m to the northeast, 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q33143437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 262 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.46202, -69.23143
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Frye Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Spears Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Ledge Hill: 2.4 mi
- Morey Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Frye Mountain State Game Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Ruffingham Meadow State Game Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Larrabee Field: 4.4 mi
- Freedom Park: 5.4 mi
- Vena M. Roberts Memorial Ball Field: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Marsh Meadow Preserve: 3.5 mi
- James Dorso Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Whitten Hill Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Northern Headwaters Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Bog Brook Preserve: 4.0 mi
Museums: 22
- Thorndike Meeting Place: 8.3 mi
- Belfast Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Indian basket: 16.0 mi
- Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage: 17.2 mi
- Union Historical Society: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 16
- Ducktrap Beach: 16.1 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 16.6 mi
- Wales Beach: 16.6 mi
- Cals Beach: 16.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Goodblood Memorial Park: 18.7 mi
- Central Maine Veterans Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Bandstand (Plaque): 20.1 mi
- “One Country” Monument: 20.1 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Plaque: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 9
- Dome home: 3.4 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 10.6 mi
- Giant Pines: 10.8 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 11.0 mi
- Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hogback Ledge: 1.8 mi
- The Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 16.1 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 6
- Peace Garden: 9.3 mi
- Dye Garden: 9.4 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 15.6 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 23.5 mi
- Loon Cove: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 6
- Unity Stones: 10.9 mi
- River Stone: 20.5 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 20.5 mi
- Andre the Seal: 20.6 mi
- The Whale: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Monroe Falls: 13.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Pierce Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frye Mountain | NE 36° | 342 m | 1.2 mi |
| Spears Mountain | NNE 13° | 336 m | 1.4 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | S 169° | 330 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | W 265° | 327 m | 2.4 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | SSE 151° | 317 m | 10.5 mi |
| Aborn Hill | NNE 22° | 304 m | 4.5 mi |
| Common Hill | N 11° | 300 m | 12.1 mi |
| Simmons Hill | S 177° | 288 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:41 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358222898
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