Nature reserve · Maine
Carlson Woods Preserve
Carlson Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Mount Harris stands 355 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Quaker Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.54653, -69.35443
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Quaker Hill: 0.5 mi
- Stevenson Hill: 4.7 mi
- Shore Hill: 5.8 mi
- Whitten Hill: 5.9 mi
- Sanford Hill: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Freedom Park: 3.2 mi
- Marie Gloh Park: 4.3 mi
- Pocket Park: 4.3 mi
- The Common: 4.3 mi
- Field of Dreams: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 41
- Dome home: 7.0 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 7.3 mi
- Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 7.8 mi
- Giant Pines: 7.9 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Goodblood Memorial Park: 10.8 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Bandstand (Plaque): 12.4 mi
- “One Country” Monument: 12.4 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Plaque: 12.4 mi
- “Roll Of Honor”: 12.4 mi
Museums: 13
- Thorndike Meeting Place: 4.5 mi
- Redington Museum: 13.8 mi
- Colby College Museum of Art: 15.1 mi
- L C Bates Museum: 15.6 mi
- Mc Cartney House Museum: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 8
- Unity Stones: 4.0 mi
- River Stone: 13.4 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 13.4 mi
- 4: 15.1 mi
- 6: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hogback Ledge: 6.8 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 23.9 mi
- The Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 24.2 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Peace Garden: 4.3 mi
- Dye Garden: 4.3 mi
- Loon Cove: 22.3 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Monroe Falls: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Ducktrap Beach: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Carlson Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Harris | NE 51° | 355 m | 13.1 mi |
| Frye Mountain | SE 126° | 342 m | 8.3 mi |
| Spears Mountain | SE 125° | 336 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSE 149° | 327 m | 7.1 mi |
| Aborn Hill | ESE 102° | 304 m | 7.9 mi |
| Common Hill | NE 54° | 300 m | 10.3 mi |
| Stevenson Hill | SE 142° | 273 m | 4.7 mi |
| Files Hill | NE 55° | 270 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:42 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville Trtmt PLT, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1359747305
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- Bucksport · 28 mi
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