Nature reserve · Maine
Baker Forest
Baker Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Clarry Hill stands 197 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Tipping Rock Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Damariscotta River Association
How to reach it
Coordinates44.01230, -69.56355
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Tipping Rock Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Schaller Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Coggeshall Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Marsh River Bog: 1.2 mi
- Huston Landing: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Sherman Lake Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Newcastle Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 2.1 mi
- Bird Playground: 3.2 mi
- Ice House Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- Haggett Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Hunger: 3.4 mi
- Hunt Hill: 5.6 mi
- Hopkins Hill: 6.0 mi
- Cushman Hill: 6.2 mi
Museums: 51
- Newcastle Historical Center: 2.1 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum: 4.5 mi
- Lincoln County Museum: 4.9 mi
- Nickels-Sortwell House: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Bristol War Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 4.8 mi
- Castle Tucker: 5.3 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Fort William Henry: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 30
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 2.0 mi
- Goats: 8.1 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 8.1 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 8.1 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 9.2 mi
Beaches: 30
- Walker's Beach: 10.5 mi
- Sand Cove Beach: 11.8 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 13.7 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 14.1 mi
- Hotel Beach: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 19
- Sunken Garden: 5.1 mi
- Miller School Garden: 10.7 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- The Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Hockomock Head: 12.4 mi
- Burnt Head: 21.5 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 21.5 mi
- Morse Point: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 14.5 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 14.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Baker Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarry Hill | NE 43° | 197 m | 17.5 mi |
| Beech Hill | NNW 337° | 165 m | 15.0 mi |
| Haskell Hill | NNE 19° | 148 m | 15.5 mi |
| Blinn Hill | NW 323° | 135 m | 9.6 mi |
| Dyer Hill | N 1° | 125 m | 9.7 mi |
| Palmer Hill | NNW 334° | 125 m | 9.8 mi |
| Crocker Hill | NNW 339° | 120 m | 10.4 mi |
| Ring Hill | NW 305° | 116 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:16 | 16:04 |
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 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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