Nature reserve · Maine
Howard Hill Conservation Area
Howard Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Mount Pisgah stands 246 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.30376, -69.79070
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Howard Hill: 0.4 mi
- Burnt Hill: 1.2 mi
- Granite Hill: 2.0 mi
- Perkins Hill: 2.3 mi
- Lithgow Hill: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Effie L. Berry Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Judy Kane Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Bond Brook Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Augusta Nature Education Center: 2.1 mi
- Vaughan Woods: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Kennebec River Rail Trail Park: 0.6 mi
- Youth Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Gage Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Monument Park: 0.8 mi
- Blaine Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Museums: 23
- Maine State Museum: 0.4 mi
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 0.6 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Old Fort Western: 1.3 mi
- Klahr Center: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 0.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 13
- Liberty Bell: 0.5 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 1.2 mi
- Dummer House: 1.2 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 9.7 mi
- Kiddie Land: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 11
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 0.4 mi
- Samantha Smith: 0.5 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 1.2 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 1.6 mi
- Fisher Man: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 8
- Cony Circle Garden: 1.4 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 1.5 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 1.6 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Loon Cove: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 6
- East Winthrop Beach: 5.4 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 5.9 mi
- Town Beach: 10.0 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 13.7 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Bluff: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Howard Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | W 271° | 246 m | 11.5 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | WNW 302° | 239 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bowen Hill | NW 320° | 238 m | 14.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 297° | 221 m | 14.8 mi |
| Danforth Hill | SW 226° | 208 m | 15.0 mi |
| Morrison Heights | W 276° | 204 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hornbeam Mountain | NNW 327° | 204 m | 14.3 mi |
| Monks Hill | NW 311° | 203 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:16 | 16:03 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
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