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Bishop Cardinal Reserve

Bishop Cardinal Reserve from directly overhead

Bishop Cardinal Reserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. South Baldface stands 1,081 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Wing Moose Pond Reserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Greater Lovell Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.21518, -70.94613

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • North Lovell Playground: 4.1 mi
  • Keewaydin Lake Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Keyes Pond Public Access: 7.5 mi
  • Crooked River Park: 9.5 mi
  • Stearns Pond Public Access: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Emerald Pool: 4.4 mi
  • Chandler Gorge: 4.7 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 28
Historic sites: 24
Beaches: 17
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 10.8 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 14.8 mi
Museums: 17
Attractions: 16
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 13.3 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 13.4 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 13.7 mi
  • Giant Swing: 13.7 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 12.4 mi
  • Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 15.4 mi
  • P6: 18.9 mi
  • P5: 18.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Deer Hill Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 19.3 mi
  • lower falls: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Mary's Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 16.3 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 20.9 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Bishop Cardinal Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldfaceW 279°1,081 m6.6 mi
Eastman MountainW 270°893 m5.7 mi
Speckled MountainN 355°880 m5.3 mi
Mount MeaderNW 305°848 m6.5 mi
Ames MountainNNW 348°819 m5.2 mi
Spruce HillNNW 342°762 m5.6 mi
Durgin MountainN 4°732 m5.8 mi
Spruce KnollWNW 284°665 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0119:4720:32
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1715:2116:08

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1314164485

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