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The Nubble

The Nubble, seen from above at true elevation

The Nubble rises to 281 m in Maine. Mount Abram stands 604 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Noyes Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33151041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
281 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.28035, -70.62645

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • West Paris Ballfields: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Pennesseewassee Park: 5.0 mi
  • Waterford Sandlot Complex: 5.2 mi
  • Ordway Grove: 5.9 mi
  • Woodstock Public Boat Access: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 14
  • Norway Veterans in WWII: 6.6 mi
  • Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 6.6 mi
  • Korea and Vietnam Veterans: 6.6 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Paris Maine Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Kezar Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Kees Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Oxford County Fairground: 7.8 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 12.0 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 12.0 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 14.5 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 7
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 7.0 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 16.2 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cooper Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 4.6 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of The Nubble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AbramNW 325°604 m7.5 mi
Long MountainNW 308°557 m6.1 mi
Round MountainWNW 292°557 m6.3 mi
Tibbetts MountainNW 325°553 m7.1 mi
Lovejoy MountainWNW 284°543 m5.1 mi
Uncle Tom MountainNW 310°516 m4.9 mi
Elwell MountainNW 322°502 m5.9 mi
Peabody MountainWNW 283°477 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5919:4620:31
September equinox06:3018:0418:42
December solstice07:1615:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 576881 — The Nubble, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358225026

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