Nature reserve · Maine
Downeast Lakes Community Forest
Downeast Lakes Community Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Musquash Mountain stands 364 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Downeast Lakes Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates45.18281, -67.70658
- 29.0 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Amazon Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Little River Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Pocomoonshine Mountain: 6.5 mi
- South Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Pineo Mountains: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Parks: 16
- Muwin Park: 4.1 mi
- Alexander Art Trail: 13.5 mi
- Houlton Avenue Courts: 14.3 mi
- Councilors Field: 14.5 mi
- Glidden Athletic Field: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 4
- Campbell Shore: 4.2 mi
- Hold Shore: 4.3 mi
- Dawn Marie Beach: 7.9 mi
- Big Sand Beach: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Little River Bluff: 2.3 mi
- The High Bluffs: 15.6 mi
- Bowers Pitch: 23.0 mi
Museums: 3
- Indian Township Museum: 7.0 mi
- Chocolate Museum: 20.8 mi
- Tourism New Brunswick: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Little Falls: 2.5 mi
- Big Falls: 3.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Crawford Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Pikewoods Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Princeton War Monument: 7.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Downeast Lakes Community Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musquash Mountain | NNW 343° | 364 m | 14.9 mi |
| Duck Mountain | W 268° | 362 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sabao Mountain | WSW 240° | 335 m | 19.2 mi |
| Tracy Mountain | N 353° | 323 m | 18.2 mi |
| Tomah Mountain | N 1° | 320 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bowers Mountain | NW 311° | 317 m | 21.0 mi |
| Dill Hill | NW 321° | 304 m | 19.3 mi |
| Getchell Mountain | NW 308° | 299 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:04 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 19:37 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:52 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:03 | 15:52 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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