Desert of Maine
Desert of Maine is an attraction in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert of Maine Farm Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 23.2 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Webster Crossing Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Webster Crossing Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Harvey Brook: 1.3 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Maggie May Meadows: 2.0 mi
- Hunter Road Fields: 1.0 mi
- Pownal Road Fields: 1.3 mi
- Discovery Park: 2.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Bradbury Mountain State Park: 3.0 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Trues Hill: 2.3 mi
- Winston Hill: 2.5 mi
- Torrey Hill: 2.9 mi
- Kelsey Hill: 2.9 mi
- FCS Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Freeport Community Garden (at Elm Street): 2.6 mi
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Organic Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Eartha: 3.5 mi
- Old Farmhouse Foundation: 3.6 mi
- Schooner Windfall: 4.3 mi
- Cumberland Veterans Monument: 6.2 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 5.9 mi
- Coffin Pond: 9.4 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 9.7 mi
- East End Beach: 10.7 mi
- Wilkies Beach: 11.1 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 2.6 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 2.7 mi
- Big Indian: 2.9 mi
- Bradbury Mountain State Park: 3.0 mi
- Pineland Farms Corn Maize: 6.3 mi
- Desert of Maine Farm Museum: 0.1 mi
- Yarmouth Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 9.4 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum: 10.2 mi
- Can't Stop Hip Hop: 4.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 7.9 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 9.0 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 10.0 mi
- Holy Trinty: 10.1 mi
- White Head Cliff: 14.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Cod Ledges: 15.4 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 15.5 mi
- Pismire Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Bug Light: 14.6 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 18.1 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 18.1 mi
- First Falls: 4.3 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 11.2 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Desert of Maine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | WSW 256° | 178 m | 10.2 mi |
| Dutton Hill | W 266° | 175 m | 9.3 mi |
| Adams Hill | W 278° | 174 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hunt Hill | W 267° | 153 m | 8.6 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | SW 230° | 151 m | 10.7 mi |
| Little Hill | NW 315° | 151 m | 11.8 mi |
| Gloucester Hill | NW 313° | 150 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | WNW 296° | 150 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:19 | 16:06 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gray, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 565062 — Desert of Maine, Cumberland County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element way/372811674
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