Macdonald Conservation Area
Macdonald Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. McGaffey Mountain stands 360 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Readfield Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Readfield Town Forest: 0.4 mi
- Rosmarin and Saunders Family Forest: 1.3 mi
- Pickerel Pond Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Wayne Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Mathews Wildlife Habitat: 2.5 mi
- Maranacook Lake Boat Access: 2.5 mi
- Fairgrounds Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Readfield Town Beach: 3.1 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 3.2 mi
- Ladd Recreation Center: 3.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.0 mi
- Manter Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Winnebago: 3.5 mi
- Morrison Heights: 3.9 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 4.6 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 9.3 mi
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 10.0 mi
- Klahr Center: 11.0 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 12.0 mi
- war memorial: 9.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 12.3 mi
- World War I Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Fisher Man: 9.0 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 12.2 mi
- Samantha Smith: 12.3 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 12.3 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 12.4 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 12.4 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 12.7 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 13.5 mi
- Loon Cove: 17.6 mi
- Liberty Bell: 12.2 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 12.5 mi
- Dummer House: 12.5 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 21.5 mi
- Kiddie Land: 21.5 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 2.1 mi
- Town Beach: 3.1 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 5.2 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 6.7 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 9.5 mi
- The Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 12.2 mi
- Cooper Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Macdonald Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGaffey Mountain | NNE 14° | 360 m | 11.4 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 16° | 343 m | 12.7 mi |
| Shackley Hill | WNW 285° | 341 m | 12.5 mi |
| Moose Hill | NW 323° | 339 m | 9.7 mi |
| Campbell Hill | W 275° | 334 m | 12.9 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | N 1° | 313 m | 12.7 mi |
| Eaton Mountain | N 3° | 305 m | 12.4 mi |
| John Brown Mountain | N 8° | 296 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:16 | 16:04 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore Falls 1 E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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