Besse Historic Conservation Area
Besse Historic Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Bear Mountain stands 357 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ladd Recreation Center, a park 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ladd Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 1.1 mi
- Stinch Fields: 2.9 mi
- Norcross Point Park: 4.3 mi
- Maranacook Beach: 4.3 mi
- Morrison Heights: 0.9 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 2.6 mi
- Hedgehog Hill: 3.4 mi
- Bishop Hill: 3.4 mi
- Manter Hill: 3.5 mi
- Wayne Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Pickerel Pond Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- 100 Acre Wood: 1.5 mi
- Perkins Woods Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Mount Pisgah Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 7.0 mi
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 9.2 mi
- Klahr Center: 12.6 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 13.3 mi
- war memorial: 11.6 mi
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 13.6 mi
- World War I Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 13.8 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 14.1 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 14.7 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Fisher Man: 11.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 13.4 mi
- Samantha Smith: 13.5 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 13.7 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 13.8 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 13.3 mi
- Dummer House: 13.3 mi
- Liberty Bell: 13.5 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 22.8 mi
- Kiddie Land: 22.8 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 1.8 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 2.6 mi
- Town Beach: 5.9 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 7.7 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 11.8 mi
- The Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Shagg Crag: 24.4 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 13.6 mi
- Cooper Spring: 20.5 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Besse Historic Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | W 279° | 357 m | 11.3 mi |
| Shackley Hill | WNW 298° | 341 m | 11.6 mi |
| Moose Hill | NNW 338° | 339 m | 10.8 mi |
| Campbell Hill | WNW 288° | 334 m | 11.5 mi |
| Little Bear Mountain | WNW 283° | 334 m | 12.1 mi |
| Thompson Hill | WNW 289° | 308 m | 12.8 mi |
| Philbrick Hill | NW 318° | 296 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hackett Hill | WNW 302° | 282 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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