Hardy Road Conservation Area
Hardy Road Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackstrap Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackstrap Hill: 0.6 mi
- Leighton Hill: 0.9 mi
- Blackstrap Hill: 1.6 mi
- Lorenzen Hill: 2.3 mi
- Milliken Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pride Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Stone Ridge Open Space: 1.6 mi
- High Meadows Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Twin Ponds Open Space: 1.8 mi
- McLaughlin Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Blackstrap Canoe Launch: 1.3 mi
- Huston School Park: 1.6 mi
- Highland Lake Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
- North Deering Park: 2.0 mi
- Falmouth Community Park: 2.1 mi
- Riverton Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Hurricane Valley Farm: 3.6 mi
- Medical Herbal Garden: 4.0 mi
- Plot 70: 4.1 mi
- Plot 64A: 4.1 mi
- Jack D. Finley Memorial Plaza: 4.0 mi
- Riverbank: 4.4 mi
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 4.4 mi
- Mayor Baxter Woods Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Vietnam Conflict Memorial: 4.4 mi
- East End Beach: 6.2 mi
- West Shore Sandy Beach: 7.4 mi
- Willard Beach: 8.0 mi
- Sunset Beach: 8.0 mi
- Centennial Beach: 8.0 mi
- Ampitheater: 4.5 mi
- Cumberland Farmers Club: 5.4 mi
- Elks Club: 5.7 mi
- Portland Observatory: 6.1 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 6.5 mi
- University of New England Art Gallery: 3.9 mi
- Tate House Museum: 5.5 mi
- International Cryptozoology Museum: 6.1 mi
- Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine: 6.1 mi
- Maine Jewish Museum: 6.2 mi
- Chalk Art Wall: 2.6 mi
- The Constance Corey PhD. Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Biosphere: 3.9 mi
- Tractor: 4.8 mi
- Cloud Couch: 4.8 mi
- White Head Cliff: 9.1 mi
- The Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 9.1 mi
- Cod Ledges: 9.2 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 11.2 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 2.7 mi
- First Falls: 8.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Steep Falls: 17.3 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 17.2 mi
- Davis Spring: 19.3 mi
- Bug Light: 7.1 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Hardy Road Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 345° | 178 m | 6.2 mi |
| Dutton Hill | N 353° | 175 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hunt Hill | N 358° | 153 m | 8.0 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | N 3° | 151 m | 1.6 mi |
| Baker Mountain | NNW 335° | 149 m | 7.0 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNW 329° | 145 m | 0.9 mi |
| Boody Hill | NNW 337° | 145 m | 9.8 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 334° | 144 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:20 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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