Shackford Head
Shackford Head rises to 47 m in Maine. Greenlaws Mountain stands 171 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cony Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
State park in Washington County, Maine.
Dates from 1989.
Wikidata Q15276606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 47 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Woodcock Habitat · 9 mi
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Redoubt Hill: 1.4 mi
- Horan Head: 3.4 mi
- Cobble Hill: 3.6 mi
- Beech Hill: 3.8 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 4.1 mi
- Cony Park: 0.5 mi
- Station Park: 1.0 mi
- Overlook Park: 1.6 mi
- Pike Lands Cove: 1.6 mi
- Monument Square: 2.0 mi
- Mathews Island Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Pike Lands Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Treat Island Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Klondike Mountain Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Lincoln Cove Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Cony Beach: 0.4 mi
- Huckins Beach: 1.8 mi
- Dunn Beach: 2.9 mi
- Friars Bay Beach: 3.3 mi
- Mowry Beach: 3.6 mi
- Estes Head: 1.2 mi
- Todd Head: 1.7 mi
- Kendall Head: 2.4 mi
- Black Head: 3.4 mi
- Frost Head: 4.8 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 1.1 mi
- Barracks Museum: 1.3 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 3.1 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 3.2 mi
- Waponahki Museum: 4.0 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 2.9 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 6.7 mi
- Saint Croix Island International Historic Site: 16.8 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 1.5 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 1.5 mi
- Eastport Historic District: 1.6 mi
- Old Sow whirlpool: 2.2 mi
- Shipwreck: 5.7 mi
- Nature's Grace: 1.6 mi
- Fisherman: 1.6 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 1.6 mi
- Civil War Monument: 3.1 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 3.4 mi
- Day Use Area: 7.9 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Pikewoods Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Shackford Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlaws Mountain | NNW 346° | 171 m | 16.0 mi |
| Carlisle Mountain | NW 315° | 167 m | 12.8 mi |
| Trimble Mountain | NNW 333° | 156 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Seeall | NW 324° | 147 m | 18.4 mi |
| Conant Hill | WNW 299° | 141 m | 17.5 mi |
| Howard Lake Mountain | NW 321° | 135 m | 17.1 mi |
| Birch Mountain | NW 314° | 134 m | 14.5 mi |
| Big Allan Mountain | WNW 284° | 133 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:34 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:01 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Moncton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358224015
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