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Shaw Ledge

Shaw Ledge, seen from above at true elevation

Shaw Ledge is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 302 m. Spruce Mountain stands 732 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Dundee, a peak 0.5 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
302 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.29757, -70.61367

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • West Paris Ballfields: 2.7 mi
  • Woodstock Public Boat Access: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Pennesseewassee Park: 5.9 mi
  • Courthouse Square: 6.1 mi
  • Willard Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 13
Beaches: 13
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Kezar Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Kees Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 7
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 7.4 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 17.5 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Oxford County Fairground: 8.4 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 13.2 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 13.3 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 15.1 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cooper Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 3.7 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Shaw Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainN 11°732 m7.8 mi
Mollyockett MountainNNE 31°611 m7.2 mi
Mount AbramNW 316°604 m7.0 mi
Long MountainWNW 296°557 m6.0 mi
Round MountainW 281°557 m6.5 mi
Tibbetts MountainNW 315°553 m6.5 mi
Lovejoy MountainW 270°543 m5.6 mi
Mount TomENE 69°519 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5919:4620:31
September equinox06:3018:0418:42
December solstice07:1615:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358224044

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