Nesowadnehunk Falls
Nesowadnehunk Falls is a waterfall in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Niagara Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 2.1 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sentinel Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 4.6 mi
- West Peak: 5.4 mi
- Abol Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Barren Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Big Niagara Falls: 1.6 mi
- Little Niagara Falls: 1.8 mi
- Abol Falls: 3.3 mi
- Katahdin Falls: 4.1 mi
- Ledge Falls: 8.0 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Slide Dam Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Togue Pond Beach: 7.1 mi
- Rum Brook Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
- Swimmin' Hole: 19.8 mi
- Katahdin Pride Park: 20.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 20.4 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 4.7 mi
- Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land: 12.6 mi
- Shawtown Public Reserved Land: 17.0 mi
- Big Spencer Ecological Reserve: 19.6 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 19.9 mi
- Baxter State Park: 9.7 mi
- Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 20.4 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Little Italy Veterans: 20.8 mi
- Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 20.9 mi
- The Gateway: 5.1 mi
- Table Land: 6.2 mi
- Windey Pitch: 8.9 mi
- Snub Pitch: 13.1 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 10.1 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 18.8 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 20.3 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 5.7 mi
- Caribou Spring: 7.2 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 6.9 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 8.5 mi
- Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Dolby Flowage: 23.5 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Nesowadnehunk Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | NE 53° | 1,605 m | 6.5 mi |
| South Peak | NE 55° | 1,603 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pamola | NE 55° | 1,495 m | 7.2 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NE 56° | 1,491 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | NE 42° | 1,446 m | 7.2 mi |
| Howe Peaks | NE 40° | 1,416 m | 7.8 mi |
| North Brother | NNE 15° | 1,235 m | 7.9 mi |
| South Brother | N 11° | 1,208 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:09 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 19:44 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:56 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:05 | 15:55 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8475948141
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