Great Pond II
Great Pond II is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Blackstrap Hill stands 151 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Pond I Trust Land, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cape Elizabeth Land Trust
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Great Pond I Trust Land: 0.4 mi
- Turkey Hill Farm: 0.5 mi
- Gull Crest Trails: 0.9 mi
- Runaway Farm: 0.9 mi
- Broad Cove/Two Lights Trust Land: 1.0 mi
- Shore Acres Hill: 0.7 mi
- Spurwink Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cross Hill: 2.2 mi
- Barren Hill: 3.0 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 3.8 mi
- The Garden at Gull Crest: 0.7 mi
- The Cape Community Garden at Maxwell's Farm: 2.6 mi
- The Parks Department Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 5.4 mi
- Cape Elizabeth Common: 1.0 mi
- Lions Field: 1.5 mi
- Two Lights State Park: 1.8 mi
- Willey Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Plaisted Park: 3.1 mi
- Cape Elizabeth War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Battery Garesche: 2.9 mi
- Battery Blair: 3.0 mi
- Sinking of the USS Eagle: 3.1 mi
- Battery DeHart: 3.1 mi
- Higgins Beach: 2.8 mi
- Maiden Cove Beach: 3.3 mi
- Cliff House Beach: 3.6 mi
- Danforth Cove Beach: 3.8 mi
- Devil's Bathing Beach: 3.9 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 5.4 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 5.6 mi
- Portland Observatory: 6.0 mi
- Elks Club: 6.9 mi
- Ampitheater: 8.2 mi
- Cushing's Point Museum: 5.0 mi
- Victoria Mansion: 5.2 mi
- Portland Fire Museum: 5.3 mi
- Fifth Maine Regiment Museum: 5.3 mi
- Umbrella Cover Museum: 5.4 mi
- Seven: 5.4 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 5.4 mi
- The Armillary: 5.5 mi
- Duck House: 5.8 mi
- Pinecone: 5.8 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 1.5 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 4.1 mi
- Cod Ledges: 4.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- White Head Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 9.3 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 9.9 mi
- First Falls: 15.3 mi
- Bug Light: 5.2 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Great Pond II. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 339° | 151 m | 13.2 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNW 336° | 145 m | 12.7 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 336° | 144 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 353° | 136 m | 17.0 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 341° | 133 m | 15.8 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNW 337° | 129 m | 12.3 mi |
| Milliken Hill | NNW 328° | 119 m | 13.5 mi |
| Jones Hill | NNW 331° | 118 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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