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Desrochers Memorial Forest

Desrochers Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Desrochers Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the east-southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Warren Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Great Works Regional Land Trust
Getting there

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Coordinates43.24507, -70.74674
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • South Berwick Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
  • Counting House Park: 3.4 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Gold Star Park: 3.8 mi
  • Morton Park: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums: 59
Beaches: 47
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 17
  • South Berwick Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Somersworth Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 10.3 mi
  • Presscott Park Formal Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Community Gardens: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Spring Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Take Flight: 8.3 mi
  • Wagon: 10.2 mi
  • Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 11.5 mi
  • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Orris Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Second Falls: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.8 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.8 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.9 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 7.9 mi
  • York Cliffs: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Fort McClary Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 12.3 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 14.6 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 15.9 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 16.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 22.0 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Desrochers Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AgamenticusESE 119°210 m3.1 mi
Second HillESE 106°167 m3.4 mi
Third HillE 99°159 m3.9 mi
Diamond HillNW 325°148 m6.5 mi
Beech RidgeNNW 336°145 m7.0 mi
Windy HillN 355°138 m8.3 mi
Pine HillWNW 298°123 m6.4 mi
Horse HillsSE 136°118 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0419:4420:27
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1315:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455564706961503929
Precip in3.63.64.94.83.94.53.83.64.35.44.34.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Neddick, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1211601680

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