Nature reserve · Maine
Davidson Nature Preserve
Davidson Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. McGaffey Mountain stands 360 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Taber Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.45361, -69.64709
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Taber Hill: 0.4 mi
- Cook Hill: 2.4 mi
- Priest Hill: 2.9 mi
- Cross Hill: 4.4 mi
- Ricker Hill: 5.6 mi
Parks
- Vassalboro Town Forest & Recreational Fields: 1.7 mi
- Sidney Recreation Fields: 3.3 mi
- Three Mile Pond Access: 5.3 mi
- Norton Field: 5.6 mi
- Grove Street Playground: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat: 3.3 mi
- Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat: 3.5 mi
- Seawards Mills Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
- Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat: 3.9 mi
- Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 46
- Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 9.5 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 9.5 mi
- Giant Pines: 9.7 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 10.0 mi
- Benton Family Fun Park: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Waterville Fire/Rescue Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Central Maine Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Colby Woodsmen PV=nRT: 7.7 mi
- Rotary International Table: 8.4 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Plaque: 9.6 mi
Museums: 19
- Redington Museum: 6.5 mi
- Mc Cartney House Museum: 7.4 mi
- Oakland historical artifacts & photo museum: 7.4 mi
- Colby College Museum of Art: 7.7 mi
- Klahr Center: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 13
- River Stone: 6.9 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 6.9 mi
- 4: 7.7 mi
- 5: 7.7 mi
- 6: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 7
- Loon Cove: 9.7 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 11.0 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 11.2 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 6
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 9.8 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 13.9 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 15.5 mi
- Town Beach: 15.8 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hogback Ledge: 18.9 mi
- The Bluff: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Davidson Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGaffey Mountain | WNW 290° | 360 m | 16.2 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 294° | 343 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bolen Hill | ESE 101° | 267 m | 15.4 mi |
| Patrick Mountain | SE 132° | 266 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sanford Hill | E 90° | 262 m | 13.4 mi |
| Twitchell Hill | E 93° | 260 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cunningham Mountain | SE 127° | 252 m | 14.7 mi |
| French's Mountain | WNW 301° | 224 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:14 | 16:02 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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