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Middle River Park

Middle River Park from directly overhead

Middle River Park is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Peaked Mountain stands 168 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnham Tavern Museum, a attraction 0.5 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.4 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Downeast Coastal Conservancy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.72198, -67.45796

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Meserve Head: 1.2 mi
  • Libby Head: 1.9 mi
  • Pumpkin Ridge: 1.9 mi
  • Days Head: 3.1 mi
  • Pot Head: 3.6 mi
Parks: 43
  • Machias Park: 0.9 mi
  • Mill Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Fort O'Brien State Historic Site: 3.8 mi
  • Finn Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Jasper Beach: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Burnham Tavern Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 11.7 mi
  • World's Largest Lobster Trap: 13.3 mi
  • Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Shipwreck: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Bad Little Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Middle River Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked MountainWNW 282°168 m12.4 mi
Patten HillW 276°143 m12.4 mi
Milton MountainW 270°136 m10.3 mi
Round Lake HillsNNW 344°135 m13.0 mi
Sugar HillW 269°124 m12.8 mi
Pughole MountainENE 65°118 m14.0 mi
Oak HillW 273°105 m10.9 mi
Pumpkin RidgeW 281°104 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0418:42
June solstice04:4519:3520:20
September equinox06:1817:5118:29
December solstice07:0515:0415:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231425260666659483827
Precip in4.33.84.64.33.93.53.43.63.55.05.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/852090434

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