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Shackford Head

Shackford Head, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.90036, -67.01637

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Redoubt Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Redoubt Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Horan Head: 3.4 mi
  • Cobble Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Beech Hill: 3.8 mi
Parks: 46
  • 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
Beaches: 11
  • 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
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Pikewoods Rest Area: 20.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Shackford Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Greenlaws MountainNNW 346°171 m16.0 mi
Carlisle MountainNW 315°167 m12.8 mi
Trimble MountainNNW 333°156 m14.8 mi
Mount SeeallNW 324°147 m18.4 mi
Conant HillWNW 299°141 m17.5 mi
Howard Lake MountainNW 321°135 m17.1 mi
Birch MountainNW 314°134 m14.5 mi
Big Allan MountainWNW 284°133 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0219:40
June solstice05:4220:3421:19
September equinox07:1618:4919:28
December solstice08:0416:0116:50

Local time (America/Moncton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425259656559494030
Precip in4.23.24.14.53.33.92.73.24.35.14.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358224015

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