Potter Hill
Potter Hill rises to 191 m in Maine. Musquash Mountain stands 364 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherwood Mountain, a peak 3.7 miles away. MILLION DOLLAR VIEW SCENIC BYWAY passes 10 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Maine, United States of America.
Wikidata Q33144273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 191 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Million Dollar View Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
93 named places within 25 miles
- Sherwood Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Jimmey Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Owl Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Stetson Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Beech Hill: 8.1 mi
- Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park and Campground: 11.6 mi
- Wytopitlock Lake Boat Access: 12.2 mi
- Springfield Fair: 15.2 mi
- Penobscot River Access - Winn: 19.2 mi
- Bible Point State Historic Site: 22.5 mi
- Clay Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Haley Point: 14.6 mi
- Balm of Gilead Point: 16.2 mi
- Spruce Point: 16.4 mi
- Blueberry Point: 18.2 mi
- Beans Falls: 7.9 mi
- Mud Lake Falls: 16.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.2 mi
- A. J. “Allie” Cole Scenic Overlook: 21.1 mi
- Cole's Landing Beach: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musquash Mountain | SE 141° | 364 m | 20.2 mi |
| Greenland Mountain | E 94° | 363 m | 16.0 mi |
| Brown Hill | S 177° | 338 m | 15.3 mi |
| Stetson Mountain | SSE 148° | 326 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tracy Mountain | SE 129° | 323 m | 19.1 mi |
| Tomah Mountain | ESE 121° | 320 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bowers Mountain | S 175° | 317 m | 16.3 mi |
| Gates Hill | S 179° | 309 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 19:40 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:53 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:02 | 15:52 |
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 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danforth, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 573726 — Potter Hill, Penobscot County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358223159
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