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Silsby Hill

Silsby Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Silsby Hill rises to 180 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Carter Bluff, a cliff 1.2 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33147753, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.86313, -68.32946

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 8.3 mi
  • Pickerel Pond State Water Access: 9.7 mi
  • Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 10.2 mi
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 17
Artworks: 17
Attractions: 13
  • Corn Field Loop: 16.1 mi
  • Old Town Loop: 16.4 mi
  • Pinkham Trails: 16.6 mi
  • Dorion Loop: 16.9 mi
  • Otto Farm Loop: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Peace Pole: 16.2 mi
  • Binnette: 16.3 mi
  • War Monument: 16.4 mi
  • VFW: 16.4 mi
  • Spencer: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Dunn Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Otis Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Jesse Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Black Beach: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Mariaville Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Long Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Grand Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Children's Garden: 22.1 mi
  • UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Silsby Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainE 89°439 m10.8 mi
Peaked MountainWSW 250°350 m7.0 mi
Eagle MountainNE 35°326 m10.4 mi
Spruce MountainE 97°321 m14.7 mi
Springy Brook MountainNNW 326°315 m4.0 mi
BlackcapWSW 237°312 m13.8 mi
Bald Bluff MountainWNW 302°305 m4.1 mi
Jellison HillSW 232°284 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:46
June solstice04:4819:3920:24
September equinox06:2117:5418:33
December solstice07:0915:0715:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192331435563706859473727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358224122

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