Peak · Maine
Sparrow Hill
Sparrow Hill rises to 141 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Knoll, a peak 1.3 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33148642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 141 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.68313, -68.18779
- 4.1 mi off the Blackwoods Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Schoodic National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Acadia Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 11 mi
- Frazer Point · 22 mi
- Hawk Watch · 23 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Spring River Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Lyle Frost Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Abraham's Woods Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Spring River - Narraguagus Forest Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Osborn South Public Reserved Land: 6.8 mi
Peaks
- Beech Knoll: 1.3 mi
- Sugar Hill: 1.9 mi
- Heifer Hill: 2.1 mi
- Little Hardwood Hill: 2.6 mi
- Birch Hill: 3.0 mi
Parks: 52
- Eastbrook Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 6.6 mi
- Franklin Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
- Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land (Tunk Lake Area): 8.2 mi
- Sumner Park: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Northeast Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Carter Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Roberts Bluff: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 14
- Molasses Pond Beach: 2.5 mi
- Black Beach: 6.5 mi
- Schoodic Beach: 7.6 mi
- Flanders Pond Beach: 10.5 mi
- Jesse Beach: 11.6 mi
Museums: 10
- Hancock Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Ellsworth Historical Society: 15.2 mi
- Colonel Black Mansion Museum: 15.8 mi
- Telephone Museum: 19.1 mi
- George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 20.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Big Chief Spring: 18.4 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 21.5 mi
- Sieur de Monts Spring: 22.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 23.5 mi
- Maple Spring: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
- The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 20.1 mi
- Eden's Civil War Monument: 20.5 mi
- Old Farm Estate: 21.4 mi
- Kurt Diederich: 22.4 mi
- Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Long Falls: 7.4 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 12.9 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 15.0 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 5
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 19.9 mi
- COA Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 20.0 mi
- Newlin Garden: 20.0 mi
- Wild Gardens of Acadia: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 4
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 20.2 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 20.2 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 23.7 mi
- The Bubble: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Prospect Harbor Point Light: 21.2 mi
- Winter Harbor Lighthouse: 22.8 mi
- Egg Rock Light Station: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Water Street Mural: 15.3 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 20.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Cathedral Rock: 17.3 mi
- Double Arch: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Cove: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Sparrow Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mountain | NNE 17° | 439 m | 13.1 mi |
| Tunk Mountain | ESE 123° | 325 m | 5.5 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NE 36° | 321 m | 13.0 mi |
| Schoodic Mountain | SSE 165° | 319 m | 7.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 153° | 304 m | 7.5 mi |
| Catherine Mountain | SE 133° | 284 m | 6.7 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | SE 143° | 259 m | 6.4 mi |
| Schoodic Nubble | SSE 168° | 202 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 19:38 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:54 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:07 | 15:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 575972 — Sparrow Hill, Hancock County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358224326
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