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Potter Hill

Potter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33144273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
191 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.61701, -68.05890
Around it

98 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Nature reserves: 23
Parks: 8
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
  • 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
Waterfalls: 2
  • Beans Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Mud Lake Falls: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Musquash MountainSE 141°364 m20.2 mi
Greenland MountainE 94°363 m16.0 mi
Brown HillS 177°338 m15.3 mi
Stetson MountainSSE 148°326 m7.4 mi
Tracy MountainSE 129°323 m19.1 mi
Tomah MountainESE 121°320 m20.3 mi
Bowers MountainS 175°317 m16.3 mi
Gates HillS 179°309 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0618:45
June solstice04:4419:4020:26
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:1015:0215:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131526395161666556443421
Precip in3.43.33.53.63.73.54.13.73.84.74.14.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danforth, 10 mi away.

Sources

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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