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Macwahoc Plantation Public Reserved Land

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Macwahoc Plantation Public Reserved Land is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Greenland Mountain stands 363 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Hill, a peak 3.7 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates45.64802, -68.21193

109 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Parks: 20
  • Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park and Campground: 8.9 mi
  • Wytopitlock Lake Boat Access: 9.6 mi
  • Penobscot River Access - Winn: 15.2 mi
  • Medway Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
  • Springfield Fair: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • Clay Bluff: 7.0 mi
  • Haley Point: 21.2 mi
  • Spruce Point: 21.6 mi
  • Balm of Gilead Point: 21.8 mi
  • Blueberry Point: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.1 mi
  • Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Dolby Flowage: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Beans Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Mud Lake Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Grand Falls: 23.9 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Macwahoc Plantation Public Reserved Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Greenland MountainE 98°363 m23.5 mi
Brown HillSSE 155°338 m19.2 mi
Stetson MountainSE 127°326 m14.2 mi
Bowers MountainSSE 155°317 m20.3 mi
Gates HillSSE 156°309 m18.3 mi
Dill HillSE 144°304 m21.2 mi
Rollins MountainSSW 202°303 m19.4 mi
Flagstaff MountainE 94°303 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0618:45
June solstice04:4419:4120:27
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:1115:0215:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131526395161666556443421
Precip in3.43.33.53.63.73.54.13.73.84.74.14.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danforth, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1370433176

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