Chalk Pond Preserve
Chalk Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the north-northwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Downeast Salmon Federation
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 17.5 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 21.8 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 28.8 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spruce Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Lead Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Knox Hill: 4.4 mi
- Pleasant Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.4 mi
- Pleasant River Lake: 5.7 mi
- Bog Brook Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Spring River Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Osborn South Public Reserved Land: 8.5 mi
- Osborn North Public Reserved Land: 9.4 mi
- Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 2.6 mi
- Mopang Lake Boating Access: 6.1 mi
- Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 7.4 mi
- Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 11.0 mi
- Eastbrook Memorial Park: 13.9 mi
- Molasses Pond Beach: 12.2 mi
- Black Beach: 16.4 mi
- Schoodic Beach: 17.4 mi
- Dunn Beach: 20.2 mi
- Flanders Pond Beach: 20.2 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Northeast Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Bowers Pitch: 10.5 mi
- Roberts Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Long Falls: 11.3 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 15.5 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 19.6 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 20.9 mi
- Hancock Historical Society: 22.3 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 21.9 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 23.3 mi
- Riceville: 19.2 mi
- Paul Dudley Sargent: 22.0 mi
- Long Cove: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Chalk Pond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mountain | NNW 328° | 439 m | 3.0 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NNE 33° | 414 m | 5.2 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NNW 330° | 326 m | 12.7 mi |
| Tunk Mountain | S 184° | 325 m | 13.0 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | ENE 74° | 321 m | 2.2 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | NNW 328° | 284 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pinnacle | NW 313° | 281 m | 6.6 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WNW 289° | 262 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 19:38 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:53 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:06 | 15:55 |
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 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wesley, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1366101359
Day trips start here
- Ellsworth · 26 mi
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