The Highlands
The Highlands rises to 70 m in Maine. McCabe Mountain stands 181 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Porcupine Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33150793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 70 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Blackwoods Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Schoodic National Scenic Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Acadia Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frazer Point · 23 mi
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 25 mi
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 28 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Porcupine Hill: 0.5 mi
- Hardwood Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hall Hill: 3.6 mi
- Tumbledown Dick Head: 4.1 mi
- Carr Hill: 4.9 mi
- Redmond's Brook Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Indian River Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- Upper Birch Island: 5.0 mi
- Pleasant River Community Forest: 5.8 mi
- Ingersoll Point Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Addison Point Park: 1.5 mi
- West River Town Landing: 4.7 mi
- Milbridge Town Marina: 8.6 mi
- Milbridge Commons: 9.1 mi
- Beals Town Park: 9.3 mi
- Jordan Beach: 7.5 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 7.8 mi
- Pobblestone Cove: 7.9 mi
- Little Pond Beach: 8.3 mi
- Ballast Island Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Devil's Stairway: 10.3 mi
- Jasper Head: 17.6 mi
- Northeast Bluff: 18.1 mi
- The Rim: 18.1 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 3.3 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 4.0 mi
- Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 7.9 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 15.1 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Gates House Museum: 17.4 mi
- Winter Harbor Historical Society: 23.0 mi
- Historical Museum: 23.1 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 13.7 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 15.1 mi
- Long Falls: 16.2 mi
- Petit Manan Light: 17.7 mi
- Prospect Harbor Point Light: 19.8 mi
- Winter Harbor Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
- Double Arch: 11.9 mi
- Big Chief Spring: 19.9 mi
- Long Cove: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of The Highlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCabe Mountain | W 277° | 181 m | 16.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 269° | 171 m | 13.9 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | N 4° | 168 m | 10.9 mi |
| Beech Hill | NNW 327° | 165 m | 16.1 mi |
| Spring River Mountain | W 277° | 144 m | 15.4 mi |
| Patten Hill | N 4° | 143 m | 9.5 mi |
| Milton Mountain | NNE 18° | 136 m | 8.7 mi |
| Round Pond Nubble | W 266° | 136 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:36 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:52 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:06 | 15:54 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358225010
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