Deer Ridge
Deer Ridge is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Chesley Mountain stands 306 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Winslow Woods, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 8.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Great Works Regional Land Trust
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 17.2 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 23.1 mi off the Independence Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Winslow Woods: 1.0 mi
- Donahue Tract: 1.3 mi
- Tuckahoe Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Penny Pond: 2.7 mi
- Brooks Farm Wildlife Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.7 mi
- Diamond Hill: 2.6 mi
- Birch Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mathews Hill: 2.8 mi
- Beech Ridge: 3.8 mi
- Memorial Field: 2.7 mi
- Great Falls Park: 3.3 mi
- USS Somersworth Pocket Park: 3.4 mi
- Noble Pines Park: 3.6 mi
- Stein Park: 3.6 mi
- Somersworth Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Rochester Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Hamilton House: 7.3 mi
- Children's Museum of New Hampshire: 8.1 mi
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum: 10.4 mi
- Roundhouse: 8.2 mi
- Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 9.1 mi
- 1906 Dedication Rock: 12.4 mi
- Thompson Monument: 12.5 mi
- The Class of 1906: 12.5 mi
- Ogunquit Beach: 14.6 mi
- Footbridge Beach: 14.6 mi
- Little Beach: 14.8 mi
- Moody Beach: 14.9 mi
- Crescent Beach: 15.3 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 8.3 mi
- Snake Eyes: 8.6 mi
- Fairy Village: 10.1 mi
- A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 12.2 mi
- Wildcat Statue: 12.4 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- UNH Butterfly Garden: 12.4 mi
- MUB Garden: 12.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 6.5 mi
- Wagon: 12.6 mi
- Maud Jones Memorial Forest Trail (.8 mi): 12.8 mi
- Mast Way Trails: 14.5 mi
- Take Flight: 15.1 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 7.3 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 7.4 mi
- Hayes Falls: 7.5 mi
- Orris Falls: 8.5 mi
- Second Falls: 14.7 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 8.1 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 8.1 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 8.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 8.2 mi
- Bald Head Cliff: 16.1 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 12.7 mi
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Front Pavilion: 18.7 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 18.8 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 18.8 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 18.5 mi
- Oil House: 18.5 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 18.5 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 11.2 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Deer Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesley Mountain | WNW 286° | 306 m | 10.5 mi |
| Middle Peak | NE 38° | 263 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bauneg Beg Mountain | NE 41° | 262 m | 6.7 mi |
| North Peak | NE 37° | 250 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Hope | NNE 25° | 211 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Agamenticus | SE 124° | 210 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hanson Ridge | NNE 15° | 185 m | 10.3 mi |
| Abbott Hill | NNE 28° | 166 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:25 | 16:11 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Skyhaven AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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