Bowdoin College Grant W Public Reserved Land
Bowdoin College Grant W Public Reserved Land is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 380 m. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Jaws, a cliff 0.8 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 29.3 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Third Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Fourth Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Columbus Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Chairback Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 1.1 mi
- Screw Auger Falls: 1.3 mi
- Billings Falls: 1.6 mi
- Stair Falls: 1.6 mi
- Hays Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
- Gulf Hagas-Whitecap: 3.0 mi
- Gulf Hagas-Whitecap: 5.6 mi
- Beaver Cove Public Reserved Land: 6.7 mi
- Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
- Baker Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Sebec Lake Boat Access: 11.8 mi
- Davis Field: 15.9 mi
- Greeley's Landing: 15.9 mi
- Sebec Lake Public Beach: 15.9 mi
- Doe Pond Access: 17.3 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 12.9 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 13.0 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 13.0 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 19.4 mi
- dih cheese fort: 20.6 mi
- The Jaws: 0.8 mi
- Barren Slide: 5.5 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 9.2 mi
- Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site: 7.6 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 14.7 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 18.9 mi
- Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society: 20.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Monument Square: 20.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Bowdoin College Grant W Public Reserved Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cap Mountain | NE 34° | 1,109 m | 6.9 mi |
| Baker Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,063 m | 7.5 mi |
| Little Spruce Mountain | NE 50° | 980 m | 6.9 mi |
| West Peak | NNE 17° | 965 m | 5.2 mi |
| Lily Bay Mountain | NNW 327° | 963 m | 9.8 mi |
| Big Shanty Mountain | NE 51° | 948 m | 8.2 mi |
| Big Spruce Mountain | NE 43° | 944 m | 5.6 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | ENE 75° | 905 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:44 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:08 | 15:57 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Maine Forestry SVC, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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