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McKenney Brook Conservation Easement

McKenney Brook Conservation Easement from directly overhead

McKenney Brook Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 300 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Woodlot, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates43.97352, -70.31394

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • New Gloucester Fairgrounds: 1.4 mi
  • Rowe Station: 1.5 mi
  • New Gloucester Blockhouse: 1.8 mi
  • Outlet Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Poland Spring Resort Fenn Park: 4.7 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Harold Libbey Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Bonney Park: 9.3 mi
  • Anthony Fireplace: 11.9 mi
  • Miller Fireplace: 11.9 mi
  • Wood Memorial: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 55
  • Moose: 3.5 mi
  • White-tailed Deer: 3.5 mi
  • Raccoon: 3.5 mi
  • Mountain Lion: 3.5 mi
  • Porcupine: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 43
Museums: 38
Artworks: 30
  • Can't Stop Hip Hop: 12.6 mi
  • Frog Rock: 15.5 mi
  • Labyrinth in the Woods: 17.3 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 17.6 mi
  • Holy Trinty: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 3
  • First Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Steep Falls: 21.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Davis Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of McKenney Brook Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainW 267°300 m8.5 mi
Pine HillWNW 285°289 m9.6 mi
Black Cat MountainWNW 291°250 m5.8 mi
Johnson HillWNW 293°237 m7.6 mi
Barton HillW 277°233 m9.5 mi
Tenny HillWNW 284°225 m6.4 mi
White Oak HillNW 317°205 m6.7 mi
Raymond HillWSW 254°204 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:54
June solstice04:5919:4420:28
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1315:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425363686759473626
Precip in3.13.03.74.43.74.94.03.94.05.94.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poland, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/883975776

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