Nature reserve · Maine
Dion Easement
Dion Easement is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Tarkiln Hill stands 197 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wescustogo Park, a park 0.5 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Royal River Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.86251, -70.22978
- 20.0 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wescustogo Park: 0.5 mi
- Old Town House Park: 0.5 mi
- Sam Ristich Trail: 2.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Village Green: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- USFWS Conservation Easement: 0.6 mi
- Chandler Brook Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Dunn's Depot Easement: 0.9 mi
- Fern Hollow Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Titcomb Field Road Conservation Easeme: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Wescutogo Hill: 0.8 mi
- Marston Hill: 1.9 mi
- Trues Hill: 1.9 mi
- Walnut Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bruce Hill Summit: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Lilac Garden: 2.8 mi
- The Garden at Pineland Farms: 2.9 mi
- Cutting Garden: 3.7 mi
- Sensation Garden: 3.7 mi
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
- Cumberland Veterans Monument: 4.4 mi
- Eartha: 5.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Harold Libbey Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Schooner Windfall: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 52
- Sandy Point Beach: 7.4 mi
- Wilkies Beach: 7.8 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 11.1 mi
- East End Beach: 11.8 mi
- Raymond Beach: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 51
- Bradbury Mountain State Park: 3.6 mi
- Desert of Maine: 3.7 mi
- Pineland Farms Corn Maize: 3.9 mi
- Cumberland Farmers Club: 4.6 mi
- Big Indian: 5.2 mi
Museums: 41
- Desert of Maine Farm Museum: 3.7 mi
- Yarmouth Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Warden Museum: 7.3 mi
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 9.0 mi
- Fort McKinley Museum: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 32
- Can't Stop Hip Hop: 3.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 11.2 mi
- Chalk Art Wall: 12.3 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 12.5 mi
- Biosphere: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Pismire Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Fryes Leap: 14.4 mi
- White Head Cliff: 15.1 mi
- The Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Cod Ledges: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- First Falls: 5.1 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 10.1 mi
- Steep Falls: 22.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Bug Light: 14.3 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 21.7 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 21.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Davis Spring: 22.1 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Dion Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkiln Hill | WNW 292° | 197 m | 10.7 mi |
| Atherton Hill | WSW 246° | 178 m | 6.8 mi |
| Dutton Hill | W 261° | 175 m | 5.7 mi |
| Adams Hill | W 279° | 174 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Hunger | W 275° | 158 m | 10.4 mi |
| Hunt Hill | W 262° | 153 m | 5.0 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | SSW 212° | 151 m | 8.5 mi |
| Little Hill | NNW 329° | 151 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:43 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:19 | 16:07 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gray, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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