Nature reserve · Maine
Canton Rivershore Conservation Area
Canton Rivershore Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Colonel Holman Mountain stands 561 m to the northwest, 5.4 miles off. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Androscoggin Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.49117, -70.27575
- 16.7 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 27.1 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Peaks
- Whitney Hill: 1.4 mi
- McCollister Hill: 1.6 mi
- Fish Hill: 1.6 mi
- Canton Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Academy Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Pine Island Park: 2.8 mi
- Stone Street Ballfield: 2.9 mi
- French Falls Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Donald E. Hutchins Memorial Ballfield: 3.8 mi
- Jay Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 13.8 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 13.9 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 13.9 mi
- war memorial: 14.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 21.8 mi
Museums: 9
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 6.6 mi
- Red Schoolhouse: 11.4 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 13.9 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 18.4 mi
- Paris Hill Historical Society: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Whittemore Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Shagg Crag: 13.0 mi
- Berry Ledge: 17.9 mi
- Bucks Ledge: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Stinchfield Beach: 13.8 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 14.0 mi
- Town Beach: 17.4 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 21.2 mi
- Greenwood Town Beach: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- UMF Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 3
- Leaf Sculpture: 13.8 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 13.9 mi
- Fisher Man: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- The Falls: 12.1 mi
- Rumford Falls: 13.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Mt Zircon Spring: 14.3 mi
- Cooper Spring: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Oxford County Fairground: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Canton Rivershore Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Holman Mountain | NW 311° | 561 m | 5.4 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NW 313° | 555 m | 4.8 mi |
| Trask Mountain | WSW 240° | 527 m | 5.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 260° | 521 m | 8.0 mi |
| The Saddleback | SW 236° | 503 m | 7.1 mi |
| Law Mountain | NNW 348° | 502 m | 7.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 304° | 500 m | 5.2 mi |
| Holman Mountain | NW 317° | 495 m | 8.1 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 | 18:41 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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