Captain Harris Homestead Preserve
Captain Harris Homestead Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Mount Prospect stands 280 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Greene Village Recreational Park, a park 2.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Androscoggin Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Greene Village Recreational Park: 2.1 mi
- Murch Field: 2.5 mi
- Wales Municipal Park: 2.7 mi
- Martin's Point Park: 4.0 mi
- Monmouth Beach: 5.0 mi
- Little Sabattus Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Thompson Hill: 2.6 mi
- Sabattus Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Merrill Hill: 3.4 mi
- Clark Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Hooper Pond Preserve: 2.6 mi
- No Name Pond Conservation Area: 4.8 mi
- Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Curtis Bog Conservation Area: 5.6 mi
- Jimmy Stream Conservation Area: 5.6 mi
- Dummer House: 17.0 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 17.0 mi
- Oxford Casino: 17.6 mi
- Liberty Bell: 18.1 mi
- Cripps Creek Disc Golf Course: 18.7 mi
- Wood Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Miller Fireplace: 5.9 mi
- Anthony Fireplace: 6.0 mi
- Bonney Park: 8.7 mi
- Mount Ararat 9/11 memorial: 18.1 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 5.1 mi
- Bates College Museum of Art: 7.1 mi
- Androscoggin County Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
- Auburn Fire Department Museum: 10.1 mi
- The Butterfly & Insect Museum: 12.9 mi
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 7.1 mi
- Whitney Street Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 18.8 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 18.0 mi
- Samantha Smith: 18.0 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 18.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 19.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 19.4 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 10.4 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 12.7 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 13.9 mi
- Town Beach: 16.0 mi
- Lower Range Pond Beach: 16.4 mi
- The Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Pismire Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Cooper Spring: 18.2 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 18.8 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 21.7 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Captain Harris Homestead Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Prospect | W 259° | 280 m | 12.8 mi |
| Teague Hill | WNW 301° | 249 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 25° | 246 m | 9.4 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | SSE 155° | 244 m | 3.0 mi |
| Hersey Hill | W 271° | 238 m | 10.4 mi |
| Goff Ledge | W 259° | 233 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bradbury Hill | W 265° | 232 m | 11.9 mi |
| Merrill Hill | NNW 329° | 215 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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