Academy Hill Conservation Area
Academy Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Colonel Holman Mountain stands 561 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Academy Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Androscoggin Land Trust
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 28.4 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Academy Hill: 0.1 mi
- Cow Hill: 1.1 mi
- Whitney Hill: 1.3 mi
- Philbrick Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jewett Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pine Island Park: 2.8 mi
- French Falls Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Stone Street Ballfield: 3.0 mi
- Church Street Park: 3.1 mi
- Round Pond Access: 3.2 mi
- war memorial: 13.3 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 14.8 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 14.8 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 14.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 21.1 mi
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 4.8 mi
- Red Schoolhouse: 12.2 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 14.9 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 16.8 mi
- Paris Hill Historical Society: 18.6 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Shagg Crag: 13.7 mi
- Berry Ledge: 17.9 mi
- Bucks Ledge: 20.6 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 11.9 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 12.2 mi
- Town Beach: 15.8 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 20.4 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 20.7 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 21.8 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Fisher Man: 13.3 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 14.7 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 15.4 mi
- The Falls: 13.8 mi
- Rumford Falls: 15.1 mi
- Mt Zircon Spring: 15.4 mi
- Cooper Spring: 17.0 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Oxford County Fairground: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Academy Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Holman Mountain | NW 315° | 561 m | 7.2 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NW 316° | 555 m | 6.6 mi |
| Trask Mountain | W 259° | 527 m | 5.6 mi |
| The Saddleback | WSW 250° | 503 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 310° | 500 m | 6.9 mi |
| Canton Mountain | NW 318° | 472 m | 3.6 mi |
| Thompson Mountain | WSW 252° | 441 m | 7.0 mi |
| Browns Mountain | WSW 255° | 416 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:45 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:17 | 16:05 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore Falls 1 E, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1315558955
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