Nature reserve · Maine
Carter Pond Scenic Area
Carter Pond Scenic Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Mount Pisgah stands 246 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodbury Pond Boat Access, a park 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.21994, -69.94299
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Woodbury Pond Boat Access: 0.6 mi
- Woodbury Pond Park: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Litchfield Community Park: 4.2 mi
- Litchfield Fair: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Woodbury Hills: 1.4 mi
- Dennis Hill: 2.3 mi
- Lunts Hill: 3.2 mi
- Prescott Hill: 3.2 mi
- Sawyer Hill: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Wakefield Wildlife Santuary: 1.6 mi
- Whittier Woods: 1.8 mi
- Woodbury Nature Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Jacobs-Stanley Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 4.1 mi
Museums: 29
- Monmouth Museum: 4.8 mi
- Maine State Museum: 9.9 mi
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 10.1 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 10.3 mi
- Old Fort Western: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 10.2 mi
- World War I Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 16
- Viles Arboretum: 10.6 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 10.9 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 10.9 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 15
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 9.9 mi
- Samantha Smith: 9.9 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 10.7 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 11.0 mi
- Fisher Man: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 11
- Dummer House: 8.8 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 8.8 mi
- Liberty Bell: 10.0 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 17.7 mi
- Kiddie Land: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 8
- East Winthrop Beach: 7.3 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 11.2 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 11.4 mi
- Town Beach: 11.7 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Hockomock Head: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 24.3 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Carter Pond Scenic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | NW 326° | 246 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | SW 232° | 244 m | 8.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 336° | 221 m | 13.8 mi |
| Merrill Hill | WNW 296° | 215 m | 14.9 mi |
| Danforth Hill | SW 216° | 208 m | 5.6 mi |
| Clark Mountain | W 270° | 208 m | 11.6 mi |
| Poplar Hill | W 265° | 205 m | 14.7 mi |
| Morrison Heights | NW 322° | 204 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:43 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:17 | 16:04 |
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 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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