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Hammond Public Reserved Land

Hammond Public Reserved Land from directly overhead

Hammond Public Reserved Land is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Mars Hill stands 531 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Carmichael Ridge, a peak 4.3 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 28 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.23298, -67.97015
Around it

91 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
  • Carmichael Ridge: 4.3 mi
  • Lowell Hill: 7.7 mi
  • The Pinnacle: 7.8 mi
  • Long Brook Ridge: 8.9 mi
  • Drew Hill: 9.8 mi
Parks: 13
  • Drews Lake Water Access: 9.4 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 9.6 mi
  • Houlton Public Boat Access: 9.6 mi
  • Community Park: 9.7 mi
  • Monument Park: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Briggs Mills Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Middle Pitch Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Upper Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Hastings Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Four Foot Pitch: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 6
Museums: 3
  • Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum of Houlton: 9.8 mi
  • Bridgewater Historical Association: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill Dam: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hammond Public Reserved Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mars HillNNE 20°531 m21.3 mi
Green MountainW 264°510 m24.2 mi
Saddleback MountainNNW 340°508 m13.3 mi
Number Nine MountainN 349°494 m13.3 mi
Pickett MountainWSW 252°474 m23.6 mi
Davis MountainWSW 250°469 m24.6 mi
Sam Drew MountainSSW 211°461 m12.7 mi
Hovey MountainNNW 340°415 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0518:44
June solstice04:4119:4120:28
September equinox06:1917:5218:32
December solstice07:1314:5815:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141627405362676657453422
Precip in3.52.83.33.23.64.43.93.63.64.33.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houlton 5N, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1081244778

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