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Shack Hill

Shack Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shack Hill rises to 183 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Carmen Brigalli Memorial Playground, a park 1.0 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33147386, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.63472, -68.70356

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
  • Carmen Brigalli Memorial Playground: 1.0 mi
  • Kermit Crandall Park: 1.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hillcrest Park: 1.9 mi
  • Katahdin Pride Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Little Italy Veterans: 1.0 mi
  • Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 1.1 mi
  • World Wars Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Civilian Conservation Corps: 1.2 mi
  • Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Grand Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Mud Gauntlet Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Gauntlet Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Abol Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Cooper Brook Falls: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Togue Pond Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Rum Brook Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Lunksoos Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dolby Flowage: 4.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.5 mi
  • Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 8.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 14.6 mi
  • Big Omaha Beach: 14.7 mi
Springs: 2
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Shack Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakNNW 331°1,605 m21.4 mi
South PeakNNW 331°1,603 m21.1 mi
PamolaNNW 333°1,495 m21.1 mi
Chimney PeakNNW 332°1,491 m21.1 mi
Hamlin PeakNNW 332°1,446 m22.7 mi
Howe PeaksNNW 333°1,416 m23.2 mi
Barren MountainNW 326°1,116 m23.8 mi
The OwlNNW 327°1,104 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0818:47
June solstice04:4619:4220:28
September equinox06:2217:5518:34
December solstice07:1315:0415:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828405363686758463523
Precip in2.72.13.03.53.44.24.23.83.64.54.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket Muni AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 575424 — Shack Hill, Penobscot County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358224104

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