Downeast Lakes Community Forest
Downeast Lakes Community Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Passadumkeag Mountain stands 442 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. MILLION DOLLAR VIEW SCENIC BYWAY passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Downeast Lakes Land Trust
How to reach it
- 28.6 mi off the MILLION DOLLAR VIEW SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Porcupine Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Junior Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Almanac Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Penobscot Bald Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Keg Lake Public Reserved Land: 3.8 mi
- Upper Dobsis Public Reserved Land: 5.5 mi
- Downeast Lakes Community Forest: 6.9 mi
- Magoon Pond Public Reserved Land: 8.4 mi
- Webster Plantation Public Reserved Land: 12.8 mi
- Springfield Fair: 9.6 mi
- West Lake Access: 13.4 mi
- Cole’s Landing: 13.9 mi
- Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park and Campground: 19.8 mi
- Muwin Park: 20.7 mi
- Big Sand Beach: 7.0 mi
- Dawn Marie Beach: 12.4 mi
- Cole's Landing Beach: 13.8 mi
- Campbell Shore: 21.1 mi
- Hold Shore: 21.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 23.0 mi
- WWI Doughboy Statue: 23.0 mi
- Princeton War Monument: 23.2 mi
- Lincoln Veterans Memorial: 23.5 mi
- Grand Falls: 14.3 mi
- Big Falls: 15.4 mi
- Little Falls: 16.3 mi
- Little River Bluff: 17.7 mi
- The High Bluffs: 20.0 mi
- Bowers Pitch: 20.7 mi
- Riceville: 20.2 mi
- Indian Township Museum: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Downeast Lakes Community Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passadumkeag Mountain | SW 236° | 442 m | 18.4 mi |
| Musquash Mountain | ENE 58° | 364 m | 14.3 mi |
| Duck Mountain | SSW 207° | 362 m | 8.5 mi |
| Brown Hill | N 1° | 338 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sabao Mountain | S 180° | 335 m | 16.1 mi |
| Stetson Mountain | N 11° | 326 m | 17.4 mi |
| Tracy Mountain | NE 51° | 323 m | 18.3 mi |
| Bowers Mountain | N 5° | 317 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:53 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:04 | 15:53 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Lake Stream, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1367390623
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