Garcelon Bog Conservation Area
Garcelon Bog Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 74 m. Mount Prospect stands 280 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorncrag NatureSanctuary, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 74 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Androscoggin Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Thorncrag NatureSanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Applesass Hill: 1.1 mi
- Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Marcotte Park: 1.0 mi
- George Ricker Park: 1.0 mi
- Leeds Park: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Michael McGraw Park: 1.2 mi
- Thorncrag Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount David: 1.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.2 mi
- Hedgehog Hill: 3.2 mi
- Robinson Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Pineland Farms Corn Maize: 13.0 mi
- Oxford Casino: 13.1 mi
- Bradbury Mountain State Park: 13.6 mi
- Moose: 14.1 mi
- Duck Display: 14.2 mi
- Anthony Fireplace: 1.2 mi
- Miller Fireplace: 1.3 mi
- Wood Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Bonney Park: 2.1 mi
- Mount Ararat 9/11 memorial: 15.3 mi
- Bates College Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- Androscoggin County Historical Museum: 2.0 mi
- Auburn Fire Department Museum: 3.5 mi
- The Butterfly & Insect Museum: 9.1 mi
- Poland Spring Museum: 9.8 mi
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 1.2 mi
- Whitney Street Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sensation Garden: 13.3 mi
- Cutting Garden: 13.3 mi
- Lilac Garden: 14.0 mi
- Lower Range Pond Beach: 10.1 mi
- Tripp Lake Beach: 12.7 mi
- Wilkies Beach: 15.0 mi
- Coffin Pond: 15.4 mi
- Hancock Beach: 15.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 15.4 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 16.5 mi
- Holy Trinty: 16.6 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 16.9 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 17.0 mi
- Pismire Bluff: 15.1 mi
- The Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Fryes Leap: 23.7 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 24.2 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 24.3 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 15.6 mi
- Cooper Spring: 17.8 mi
- First Falls: 20.6 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Garcelon Bog Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Prospect | WNW 292° | 280 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | ENE 58° | 244 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hersey Hill | NW 314° | 238 m | 9.0 mi |
| Goff Ledge | WNW 298° | 233 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bradbury Hill | WNW 302° | 232 m | 9.4 mi |
| Woodman Hill | WNW 285° | 214 m | 7.8 mi |
| Clark Mountain | N 2° | 208 m | 8.5 mi |
| Danforth Hill | ENE 65° | 208 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:18 | 16:06 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston, 2 mi away.
- Mallard47 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee27 obs
- Margined Calligrapher27 obs
- Wood Frog19 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel17 obs
- American Bullfrog17 obs
- American beech16 obs
- Oriental Beetle16 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/605660640
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