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Carely-Grant Woods

Carely-Grant Woods from directly overhead

Carely-Grant Woods is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, Inc.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.78591, -70.28954

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Town Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Salamander Swamp: 0.4 mi
  • Frog Pond: 0.4 mi
  • Hadlock Community Forest 3: 0.7 mi
  • Hadlock Community Forest: 0.8 mi
Gardens
  • Hurricane Valley Farm: 0.8 mi
  • Riverton Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Medical Herbal Garden: 7.1 mi
Parks
  • Cumberland County Fair: 1.6 mi
  • West Cumberland Recreation Complex: 2.3 mi
  • Falmouth Community Park: 2.6 mi
  • Huston School Park: 2.7 mi
  • Twin Brook Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Attractions: 51
Museums: 40
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 9
  • White Head Cliff: 10.9 mi
  • The Cliffs: 10.9 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 11.2 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 11.2 mi
  • Fryes Leap: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 4.6 mi
  • First Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 17.8 mi
  • Steep Falls: 18.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Davis Spring: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Carely-Grant Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNW 308°178 m4.1 mi
Dutton HillNNW 329°175 m5.1 mi
Adams HillNW 322°174 m8.3 mi
Mount HungerNW 310°158 m9.7 mi
Hunt HillNNW 337°153 m5.0 mi
Blackstrap HillSW 220°151 m2.4 mi
Baker MountainWNW 303°149 m5.4 mi
Freeman HillWNW 299°148 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:54
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1315:2016:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533445464706961493928
Precip in3.53.34.04.43.64.73.73.84.35.44.74.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gray, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1339241285

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