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Cary Plantation W Public Reserved Land

Cary Plantation W Public Reserved Land from directly overhead

Cary Plantation W Public Reserved Land is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Sam Drew Mountain stands 461 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cary Plantation E Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. MILLION DOLLAR VIEW SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

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What to expect

Operated by
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
Getting there

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Coordinates45.98411, -67.80572
Around it

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Parks: 12
  • Linneus Community Field: 8.2 mi
  • Crescent Park: 9.2 mi
  • Pierce Park: 9.8 mi
  • Monument Park: 9.9 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 6
  • Blueberry Point: 12.5 mi
  • Spruce Point: 14.7 mi
  • Balm of Gilead Point: 16.0 mi
  • Haley Point: 20.0 mi
  • The Bluff: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Middle Pitch Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Briggs Mills Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Beans Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Mud Lake Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Island Falls: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
  • Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum of Houlton: 9.9 mi
  • Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill Dam: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cary Plantation W Public Reserved Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sam Drew MountainWNW 294°461 m15.9 mi
Oakfield HillsWNW 289°370 m16.4 mi
Timoney MountainWNW 304°346 m15.7 mi
Crow HillWNW 293°344 m11.9 mi
Robinson MountainW 278°311 m21.6 mi
Flagstaff MountainS 176°303 m24.8 mi
Green Mountain HillS 171°302 m14.0 mi
Little BrawnNW 309°301 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0419:44
June solstice05:4120:4021:26
September equinox07:1918:5119:31
December solstice08:1115:5916:49

Local time (America/Moncton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131526395160666456443321
Precip in2.72.02.72.93.54.03.63.53.44.03.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houlton AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1370366920

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