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Powderhouse Hill

Powderhouse Hill, a peak in Maine
Powderhouse Hill, a peak in MaineMagicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0
Powderhouse Hill, a peak in Maine
Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0
Powderhouse Hill, a peak in Maine
Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0
Powderhouse Hill, a peak in Maine
Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0
Powderhouse Hill, a peak in Maine
Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0

Powderhouse Hill rises to 87 m in Maine. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the east, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cummings Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33144321, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
87 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.23381, -70.80155
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Counting House Park: 0.6 mi
  • South Berwick Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Gold Star Park: 0.9 mi
  • Morton Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches: 46
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 16
Attractions: 15
  • Spring Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Wagon: 8.0 mi
  • Take Flight: 8.7 mi
  • Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 10.7 mi
  • Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.0 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.0 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.1 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 5.1 mi
  • Dover Bluff: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Orris Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Second Falls: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 9.7 mi
  • Fort McClary Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 13.7 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 14.1 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 20.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 20.9 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 24.4 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Powderhouse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AgamenticusE 98°210 m5.6 mi
Second HillE 92°167 m6.0 mi
Third HillE 89°159 m6.6 mi
Diamond HillN 351°148 m6.1 mi
Beech RidgeN 359°145 m7.1 mi
Gonic HillWNW 294°136 m7.6 mi
Haven HillWNW 297°129 m7.9 mi
Pine HillNW 323°123 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:56
June solstice05:0419:4420:27
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1315:2516:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465666716962503930
Precip in2.52.23.73.73.53.93.53.23.44.43.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 573744 — Powderhouse Hill, York County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358223166

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