Getchell Pasteur Wildlife Commons
Getchell Pasteur Wildlife Commons is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Middle Peak stands 263 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Wells
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 18.2 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Independence Byway
- 27.6 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Hill: 0.7 mi
- Allen Hill: 3.2 mi
- Prescott Hill: 3.5 mi
- Tatnic Hills: 3.6 mi
- Welch Hill: 3.6 mi
- Fenderson Wildlife Commons: 1.8 mi
- Perkinstown Wildlife Commons: 1.9 mi
- Great Haith Wildlife Commons: 2.2 mi
- Tatnic Hills Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Wells Barrens Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Airport Fields: 4.2 mi
- Lloyd G. Nedeau Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Wells Harbor Community Park: 5.7 mi
- West Kennebunk Field: 6.8 mi
- Agamenticus Fields: 7.6 mi
- Rachel Carson: 6.7 mi
- Roundhouse: 10.4 mi
- Mariner's Circle: 12.6 mi
- Memorial Rock: 15.4 mi
- Abandoned pier: 17.5 mi
- Wells Beach: 6.2 mi
- Crescent Beach: 6.2 mi
- Moody Beach: 6.5 mi
- Drakes Island Beach: 6.5 mi
- Laudholm Beach: 6.8 mi
- Ogunquit Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
- Brick Store Museum: 7.9 mi
- The Hagenarium: 8.1 mi
- Ogunquit Museum of American Art: 8.5 mi
- Alfred Village Museum: 9.8 mi
- Fairy Village: 9.7 mi
- Our Forebearers of the Coast: 10.4 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 14.3 mi
- Snake Eyes: 14.5 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 17.7 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 17.3 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 6.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 7.3 mi
- Take Flight: 14.4 mi
- Wagon: 17.3 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 18.2 mi
- Orris Falls: 4.6 mi
- Hayes Falls: 14.6 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 14.7 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 16.5 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 19.7 mi
- Bald Head Cliff: 9.6 mi
- York Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Dover Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.3 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.3 mi
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 19.2 mi
- Birthday Bay: 21.4 mi
- Front Pavilion: 23.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 23.2 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 12.7 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 18.4 mi
- Oil House: 18.4 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 18.4 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Getchell Pasteur Wildlife Commons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Peak | NW 304° | 263 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bauneg Beg Mountain | WNW 301° | 262 m | 6.2 mi |
| North Peak | NW 306° | 250 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Hope | NW 313° | 211 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Agamenticus | S 185° | 210 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hanson Ridge | NW 320° | 185 m | 10.7 mi |
| Second Hill | S 182° | 167 m | 7.3 mi |
| Abbott Hill | WNW 288° | 166 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:24 | 16:10 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Neddick, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1212638138
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