Birch Hill — Summits 24.8 Miles SSW of Chapman Inn

Oxford County, Maine · USGS Fryeburg Quadrangle · GNIS 562290

24.8 miles south-southwest of Chapman Inn, on the USGS Fryeburg topographic quadrangle, Birch Hill is a summit recorded in Oxford County, Maine by the federal Geographic Names Information System.

Wikidata short description: “mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America”

Distance from Inn

24.8 mi

Bearing

SSW

Drive time

42 min

Landmark Profile

Classification & USGS reference

The USGS Fryeburg 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle places Birch Hill in Oxford County, Maine (FIPS 23/017), classified as a summit in the federal GNIS (Feature ID 562290). Last revised by the Board on Geographic Names on 06/18/2022.

Coordinates & physical setting

Birch Hill sits at 44.07700° N, 70.99146° W (DMS 44°04′37″ N, 70°59′29″ W).

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Other summits in Oxford County, Maine

Oxford County, ME contains 438 summits catalogued in the USGS Geographic Names Information System, counting Birch Hill itself. The ones closest to Birch Hill:

Feature	USGS Quadrangle	Elevation	Distance
Jockey Cap	Fryeburg	—	4.1 mi
Mount Tom	Fryeburg	—	4.5 mi
Shave Hill	Center Lovell	—	5.2 mi
Starks Mountain	Fryeburg	—	5.2 mi
Oak Hill	Fryeburg	—	5.6 mi
Smarts Hill	Fryeburg	—	5.7 mi
Long Hill	Brownfield	—	5.7 mi
Carter Hill	Pleasant Mountain	—	6.2 mi
Stanley Hill	Fryeburg	—	6.2 mi
Christian Hill	Center Lovell	—	6.3 mi

Features on the USGS Fryeburg Quadrangle

The Fryeburg 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle holds 33 catalogued natural features alongside Birch Hill. A sampling nearest to this location:

Feature	Type	County	Offset
Hunt Pond	Lakes	Oxford County, ME	0.6 mi
Loon Island	Islands	Oxford County, ME	1.1 mi
Lower Kimball Pond	Lakes	Oxford County, NH	1.4 mi
Saco River Reservoir	Reservoirs	Oxford County, ME	2.7 mi
Swans Falls	Waterfalls	Oxford County, ME	2.7 mi
White Lot Brook	Streams	Carroll County, NH	2.8 mi
Weeks Brook	Streams	Oxford County, NH	2.9 mi
Horseshoe Pond	Lakes	Oxford County, ME	3 mi
Bog Pond	Lakes	Oxford County, ME	3.3 mi
Kezar River	Streams	Oxford County, ME	3.9 mi

Visiting from Chapman Inn

Distance, bearing & drive time

Chapman Inn sits 24.8 miles south-southwest (bearing SSW) of Birch Hill. At moderate back-road speeds the drive runs about 42 minutes — comfortably inside a half-day outing window after breakfast.

Best time to visit

Accessible May through November in most years. At this latitude (44.077°), the shoulder seasons are workable — April and November can be comfortable on mild years. At 24.8 miles from the Inn, plan on a comfortable day trip with time for lunch on the road. Conditions at Birch Hill track the nearby Hunt Pond lake (0.6 mi away) closely — if that is runnable, so is this.

Nearest features to Birch Hill

Feature	Type	County	Distance
Hunt Pond	Lakes	Oxford County, ME	0.6 mi
Upper Kimball Pond	Lakes	Carroll County, NH	1.1 mi
Loon Island	Islands	Oxford County, ME	1.1 mi
Middle Brook	Streams	Carroll County, NH	1.1 mi
Anderson Brook	Streams	Carroll County, NH	1.2 mi

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Birch Hill located?

Birch Hill is in Oxford County, Maine, approximately 24.8 miles south-southwest of Chapman Inn in Bethel, Maine. It appears on the USGS Fryeburg topographic quadrangle.

How far is Birch Hill from Chapman Inn?

The drive runs about 42 minutes, 24.8 miles south-southwest (bearing SSW) of the Inn.

What type of natural feature is Birch Hill?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies Birch Hill as a summit, catalogued under GNIS Feature ID 562290 on the Fryeburg quadrangle.

When is the best time to visit Birch Hill?

Accessible May through November in most years.

How many other summits are in Oxford County, Maine?

GNIS lists 437 other summits in Oxford County, Maine.

Wikidata: Q33136942.