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Charles Pond Reserve

Charles Pond Reserve from directly overhead

Charles Pond Reserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Chandler Mountain stands 1,000 m to the west-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Stearns Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Greater Lovell Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.13842, -70.96864

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Keyes Pond Public Access: 7.2 mi
  • Fryeburg Fairgrounds: 7.3 mi
  • Graustein Park: 7.7 mi
  • Robert E. Peary Park: 8.2 mi
  • Westons Beach: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Chandler Gorge: 7.4 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 7.5 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 31
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 8.0 mi
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 8.1 mi
  • Thin Air Face: 11.1 mi
  • Barber Wall: 11.2 mi
  • Wild River Crag: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 24
Beaches: 19
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 5.7 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 12.4 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 9.1 mi
  • Giant Swing: 9.1 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 10.5 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 10.5 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 10.6 mi
Museums: 16
Picnic sites: 16
  • Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 17.7 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 17.8 mi
  • Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 18.3 mi
  • P6: 22.2 mi
Springs: 6
  • Deer Hill Spring: 6.3 mi
  • lower falls: 16.2 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Mary's Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 14.3 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 22.9 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Charles Pond Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chandler MountainWNW 303°1,000 m8.1 mi
Kearsarge NorthWSW 250°991 m6.6 mi
Eastman MountainNW 319°893 m7.1 mi
Bartlett MountainWSW 250°786 m7.6 mi
Mount ShawW 268°785 m4.8 mi
The Twins (North peak)W 262°760 m5.0 mi
Rickers KnollWSW 251°746 m5.7 mi
The Twins (South peak)WSW 259°745 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0119:4720:32
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1715:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565706860483727
Precip in3.63.23.74.43.74.54.54.43.75.54.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Conway, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1313882791

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