James Dorso Wildlife Management Area
James Dorso Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Bald Mountain stands 384 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruffingham Meadow State Game Management Area, a park 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruffingham Meadow State Game Management Area: 0.2 mi
- Stevens Pond: 3.6 mi
- Vena M. Roberts Memorial Ball Field: 3.9 mi
- Frye Mountain State Game Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Larrabee Field: 8.1 mi
- Ledge Hill: 2.9 mi
- Morey Hill: 3.3 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pierce Hill: 3.7 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Bog Brook Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Whitten Hill Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Northern Headwaters Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Lake Saint George State Park: 5.9 mi
- Marsh Meadow Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Belfast Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Thorndike Meeting Place: 11.9 mi
- Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage: 13.5 mi
- Union Historical Society: 13.8 mi
- Indian basket: 13.9 mi
- Ducktrap Beach: 13.9 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 14.3 mi
- Wales Beach: 14.6 mi
- Shirt Tail Point: 14.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 15.0 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 20.2 mi
- Central Maine Veterans Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Fort Pownall: 21.3 mi
- Rotary International Table: 21.6 mi
- Cannon: 21.6 mi
- Unity Stones: 14.2 mi
- Andre the Seal: 17.4 mi
- River Stone: 21.6 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 21.7 mi
- Puffin Wall: 21.9 mi
- Dome home: 7.1 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 11.0 mi
- Giant Pines: 11.1 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 11.2 mi
- Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 11.4 mi
- Hogback Ledge: 4.6 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 13.0 mi
- The Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Spruce Head: 14.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 12.8 mi
- Dye Garden: 12.8 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 13.2 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 19.9 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 20.2 mi
- Monroe Falls: 16.4 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of James Dorso Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | SSE 158° | 384 m | 13.4 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | SSE 162° | 375 m | 13.5 mi |
| Frye Mountain | NNE 12° | 342 m | 4.7 mi |
| Spears Mountain | N 6° | 336 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | SE 136° | 331 m | 13.7 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | SSE 164° | 330 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NNW 328° | 327 m | 4.1 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | SE 136° | 317 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:41 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
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 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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