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Pig Knoll

Pig Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

Pig Knoll rises to 51 m in Maine. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Running Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33143460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
51 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.63008, -70.35894

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Running Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Thompson Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Hunnewell Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Sandy Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Elaine Stimson Warren Woods: 1.1 mi
  • Cumberland Way: 1.7 mi
  • Hunnewell Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Twin Fall Conservation Easement: 2.0 mi
  • Mill Brook Reforestation Area: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Redbank Community Park: 2.1 mi
  • Wilkinson Park: 2.2 mi
  • Frontrunner Park: 2.4 mi
  • Jordan Park: 2.6 mi
  • Sawyer Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Libbytown Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Plot 22: 4.4 mi
  • Plot 29: 4.4 mi
  • Plot 45: 4.4 mi
  • Plot 37: 4.4 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 48
  • Elks Club: 2.6 mi
  • Ampitheater: 3.2 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 5.6 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 6.0 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 6.0 mi
Museums: 35
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 8
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 6.1 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 7.9 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 8.0 mi
  • The Cliffs: 8.4 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 6.5 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 7.6 mi
  • First Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Steep Falls: 18.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Davis Spring: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Pig Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillN 1°178 m13.3 mi
Blackstrap HillNNE 12°151 m9.1 mi
Oak HillNW 306°150 m13.0 mi
Leighton HillN 9°145 m8.2 mi
Libby HillN 359°144 m11.8 mi
Breakheart HillNW 304°144 m12.4 mi
Poplar RidgeN 7°133 m11.6 mi
Blackstrap HillNNE 13°129 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0119:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1215:2116:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564706962504030
Precip in3.53.54.14.43.74.13.43.63.85.34.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222909

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