Zion Hill
Zion Hill rises to 209 m in Maine. Derby Mountain stands 581 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blabon Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q33154975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 209 m
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 25.8 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 27.2 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blabon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Old Bluff Hill: 1.9 mi
- York Hill: 4.7 mi
- Sanborn Hill: 4.8 mi
- Vienna Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Philbrick Park: 3.3 mi
- Sandy River Canoe Access: 3.4 mi
- Bishop Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Bjorn Park: 5.5 mi
- Village View Park: 5.7 mi
- Storer Farm Community Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Vienna Woods Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
- Peter Miller Woodland: 5.3 mi
- Ladd Forest: 5.7 mi
- Whittier Shore Land: 5.8 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 6.9 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 6.9 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 6.9 mi
- war memorial: 7.7 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Red Schoolhouse: 4.5 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 6.9 mi
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 12.9 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 16.0 mi
- Norridgewock Historical Society: 17.6 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 6.6 mi
- Fisher Man: 7.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Stumphenge: 20.4 mi
- 5: 21.7 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 24.0 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 11.6 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 14.9 mi
- Town Beach: 15.0 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 16.9 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 19.1 mi
- Lebanon Masonic Lodge 116: 16.5 mi
- North Anson Toll Bridge Pylon: 22.7 mi
- Skowhegan/Madison Elks Club: 22.9 mi
- Liberty Bell: 24.4 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Shagg Crag: 23.2 mi
- The Falls: 18.3 mi
- Rumford Falls: 21.9 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 23.9 mi
- Mt Zircon Spring: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Zion Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Mountain | NW 309° | 581 m | 10.8 mi |
| Dean Mountain | NW 305° | 551 m | 10.7 mi |
| Varnum Mountain | WNW 302° | 525 m | 9.9 mi |
| Law Mountain | W 280° | 502 m | 10.4 mi |
| Old Bluff | WNW 296° | 389 m | 9.7 mi |
| Nebo Mountain | WSW 254° | 375 m | 9.5 mi |
| York Hill | ENE 78° | 367 m | 6.4 mi |
| McGaffey Mountain | ESE 114° | 360 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:45 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:15 | 16:04 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Sharon, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 578818 — Zion Hill, Franklin County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358225947
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- Paris · 30 mi
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