Howland Research Forest
Howland Research Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Passadumkeag Mountain stands 442 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunker Hill, a peak 3.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northeast Wilderness Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunker Hill: 3.7 mi
- Paddy Hill: 6.0 mi
- Grays Hill: 11.9 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 12.9 mi
- Acorn Hill: 13.0 mi
- Howland Recreational Fields: 5.0 mi
- Old Tannery Park: 5.1 mi
- James Blanch Community Playground: 5.9 mi
- Cole Athletic Field: 8.8 mi
- Laing Park: 9.4 mi
- Pond Farm Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Bradford/Lagrange Public Reserved Land: 7.3 mi
- Hemlock Stream Forest: 7.8 mi
- Argyll Public Reserved Land: 12.4 mi
- Seboeis Plantation Public Reserved Land: 13.4 mi
- Children's Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Lincoln Veterans Memorial: 15.8 mi
- WWI Doughboy Statue: 16.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 16.4 mi
- Penobscot Nation Museum: 18.5 mi
- Old Town Museum: 19.3 mi
- Hudson Museum: 21.3 mi
- Page Farm and Home Museum: 21.4 mi
- dih cheese fort: 23.4 mi
- Pinkham Trails: 20.0 mi
- Dorion Loop: 20.6 mi
- Otto Farm Loop: 20.6 mi
- Old Town Loop: 20.6 mi
- Corn Field Loop: 21.1 mi
- All Along The Watchtower: 19.0 mi
- Fighting Black Bear Statue: 21.0 mi
- Civil Engineering Steel Sculpture: 21.1 mi
- Bell Tower: 21.2 mi
- Maine Engineering: 21.2 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 21.4 mi
- Grand Falls: 22.3 mi
- Cole's Landing Beach: 23.1 mi
- Riceville: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Howland Research Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passadumkeag Mountain | ESE 105° | 442 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mattamiscontis Mountain | N 5° | 380 m | 17.4 mi |
| Little Mattamiscontis Mountain | N 6° | 333 m | 16.6 mi |
| Schoodic Mountain | NNW 329° | 314 m | 20.7 mi |
| Dow Mountain | ENE 61° | 299 m | 20.7 mi |
| High Cut | WSW 245° | 267 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bull Hill | WSW 245° | 255 m | 16.9 mi |
| Stickney Hill | NW 304° | 242 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 19:41 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:07 | 15:56 |
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 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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