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Gardiner Easement

Gardiner Easement from directly overhead

Gardiner Easement is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Griffin's Cove OCT Easement, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 24 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Oceanside Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates43.68847, -70.11134

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Rohrs Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Hunger Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Farm Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Sturdivant Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Spears Hill: 6.8 mi
Parks
  • Town Land: 2.3 mi
  • Little Chebeague Island: 2.5 mi
  • Fowler's Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Sunset Landing: 3.0 mi
  • Trott-Littlejohn Park: 4.3 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 59
Attractions: 46
  • Thunderhole: 6.3 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 7.0 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 7.0 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 7.4 mi
  • Big Indian: 9.1 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 9
  • White Head Cliff: 4.9 mi
  • The Cliffs: 5.0 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 5.6 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 5.8 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • First Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Gardiner Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNW 307°178 m15.3 mi
Blackstrap HillWNW 295°151 m11.5 mi
Leighton HillWNW 290°145 m11.8 mi
Libby HillWNW 302°144 m14.8 mi
Bradbury MountainNNW 347°143 m15.2 mi
Bruce HillNW 320°136 m12.3 mi
Poplar RidgeNW 304°133 m13.3 mi
Blackstrap HillWNW 290°129 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice05:0019:4220:26
September equinox06:2818:0218:40
December solstice07:1215:2016:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564706962504030
Precip in3.53.54.14.43.74.13.43.63.85.34.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1348406918

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