Canton Rivershore Conservation Area
Canton Rivershore Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Colonel Holman Mountain stands 561 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Androscoggin Land Trust
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 28.2 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Canton Rivershore Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Canton Rivershore Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Seven Mile Stream Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Alden Hill Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Canton Rivershore Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Whitney Hill: 1.2 mi
- Jay Hill: 1.4 mi
- Paine Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cow Hill: 2.1 mi
- Canton Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Stone Street Ballfield: 1.5 mi
- Pine Island Park: 1.5 mi
- French Falls Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- North Jay White Granite Park: 2.6 mi
- Jay Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 12.5 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 12.5 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 12.5 mi
- war memorial: 13.0 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 20.9 mi
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 7.1 mi
- Red Schoolhouse: 10.0 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 12.5 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 17.8 mi
- Paris Hill Historical Society: 20.7 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Shagg Crag: 14.4 mi
- Berry Ledge: 19.4 mi
- Bucks Ledge: 21.4 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 13.8 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 13.9 mi
- Town Beach: 16.7 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 19.8 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 21.7 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 23.9 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 12.4 mi
- Fisher Man: 13.0 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 14.8 mi
- The Falls: 12.5 mi
- Rumford Falls: 14.6 mi
- Mt Zircon Spring: 15.5 mi
- Cooper Spring: 19.2 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 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 | WNW 296° | 561 m | 5.8 mi |
| Brown Mountain | WNW 296° | 555 m | 5.2 mi |
| Trask Mountain | WSW 238° | 527 m | 6.7 mi |
| The Saddleback | SW 235° | 503 m | 8.6 mi |
| Law Mountain | NNW 337° | 502 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Mountain | WNW 290° | 500 m | 5.8 mi |
| Holman Mountain | NW 307° | 495 m | 8.3 mi |
| Canton Mountain | W 274° | 472 m | 2.5 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 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:16 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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