The Porcupine
The Porcupine rises to 78 m in Maine. Pughole Mountain stands 118 m to the northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastern Head, a peak 1.7 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33151149, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 78 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 5 mi
- Woodcock Habitat · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastern Head: 1.7 mi
- Batch Head: 2.0 mi
- Christmas Tree Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Jims Head: 2.9 mi
- Number Nine Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mays Brook Cove: 5.1 mi
- Reynold’s Brook – Orange River Wildlife Preserve: 5.1 mi
- South Bay Narrows: 5.8 mi
- Red Point Island: 6.3 mi
- Whiting Bay Beach: 6.3 mi
- Boot Cove Beach: 4.2 mi
- Mowry Beach: 8.8 mi
- Huckins Beach: 9.7 mi
- Raccoon Beach: 11.0 mi
- Cony Beach: 11.2 mi
- Fairy Head: 7.0 mi
- Black Head: 7.5 mi
- Great Head: 9.6 mi
- Estes Head: 10.7 mi
- Todd Head: 12.2 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 9.2 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 9.3 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 11.6 mi
- Barracks Museum: 11.7 mi
- Waponahki Museum: 13.8 mi
- Shipwreck: 9.9 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 11.7 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 11.8 mi
- Eastport Historic District: 11.8 mi
- Old Sow whirlpool: 12.9 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 8.6 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 11.9 mi
- Abandoned Coast Guard Life Saving Station: 13.0 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 9.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 9.3 mi
- Fisherman: 11.8 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 11.8 mi
- Nature's Grace: 11.8 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Day Use Area: 5.9 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of The Porcupine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pughole Mountain | NW 307° | 118 m | 5.5 mi |
| Beech Hill | NNE 25° | 99 m | 14.6 mi |
| Yellowbirch Mountain | WNW 290° | 98 m | 3.4 mi |
| Woodruff Mountain | WSW 256° | 93 m | 12.9 mi |
| Estey Mountain | WNW 285° | 82 m | 5.7 mi |
| Crane Mountain | NW 325° | 82 m | 5.9 mi |
| Conner Hill | WNW 302° | 80 m | 15.6 mi |
| Miller Mountain | WSW 242° | 76 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:43 | 19:33 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:49 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:03 | 15:51 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 576908 — The Porcupine, Washington County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358225038
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