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University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden

University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden from directly overhead

University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden is a garden in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. McGaffey Mountain stands 360 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Klahr Center, a museum 0.2 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
University of Maine at Augusta

How to reach it

Coordinates44.34024, -69.79754

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • "Pete" Gagne Memorial Sports Fields: 1.0 mi
  • Calumet Park: 1.1 mi
  • Mill Park: 1.7 mi
  • Cunningham Park: 1.7 mi
  • Blaine Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 21
Attractions: 13
  • Liberty Bell: 2.4 mi
  • Dr Hubbard Office: 3.7 mi
  • Dummer House: 3.7 mi
  • Demolition Derby Pit: 10.7 mi
  • Kiddie Land: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 11
Beaches: 6
  • Tyler’s Pond Beach: 3.4 mi
  • East Winthrop Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Town Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bond Brook Falls: 1.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McGaffey MountainNNW 329°360 m15.4 mi
Round TopNNW 334°343 m15.9 mi
Pine HillWNW 298°253 m15.9 mi
Mount PisgahWSW 258°246 m11.4 mi
Baldwin HillWNW 295°239 m15.1 mi
Bowen HillNW 314°238 m12.7 mi
Yallaly HillNNW 334°223 m14.8 mi
Oak HillWNW 289°221 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5619:4320:28
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1315:1516:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202332445564706961493827
Precip in2.62.33.23.83.34.03.23.43.94.73.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 2 mi away.

  • eastern white pine25 obs
  • autumn olive12 obs
  • Common Garter Snake9 obs
  • Canada mayflower9 obs
  • Banded Tussock Moth8 obs
  • staghorn sumac8 obs
  • purple loosestrife7 obs
  • multiflora rose7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/700978802

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