Nature reserve · Maine
Mill Forest
Mill Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Danforth Hill stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Alora Drive, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates43.97105, -69.93102
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Alora Drive: 0.8 mi
- Rogers Property: 1.1 mi
- Howard Property: 1.2 mi
- Odell Property: 1.2 mi
- Muddy River Property: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Powers Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Sprague Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Ararat: 2.6 mi
- Tate Hill: 3.6 mi
- Wheeler Hill: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Cripps Creek Disc Golf Course: 1.9 mi
- Fishway Viewing Area: 4.0 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 4.3 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 11.6 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 11.6 mi
Parks
- Cathance Meadows: 2.9 mi
- Philip Mailly Waterfront Park: 3.1 mi
- Bay Bridge Landing Wetland Park: 3.2 mi
- Bowdoinham Sports Fields: 3.5 mi
- Pinette’s Landing: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 45
- Mount Ararat 9/11 memorial: 2.6 mi
- Robert P. Dunlap: 4.4 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 4.4 mi
- Frances Caroline Chamberlain: 4.4 mi
- Sidney J. Watson: 4.5 mi
Museums: 42
- Pejepscot Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum: 4.5 mi
- Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum: 4.6 mi
- Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum: 5.1 mi
- The Butterfly & Insect Museum: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 32
- Holy Trinty: 4.4 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 4.4 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 4.5 mi
- The Lineman: 4.5 mi
- Scenting the Wind: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 31
- Coffin Pond: 4.5 mi
- Thomas Point Beach: 5.7 mi
- Sea Cove Beach: 15.4 mi
- Cole Beach: 15.7 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 26
- Pumpkin Garden: 3.1 mi
- Senior Garden: 3.8 mi
- Saint Paul's Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
- Bowdoin Organic Garden: 4.7 mi
- Coffin Street Garden: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hockomock Head: 10.0 mi
- The Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Morse Point: 17.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 9.0 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- First Falls: 17.1 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Mill Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth Hill | NNW 343° | 208 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hodgman Hill | NNW 336° | 198 m | 12.7 mi |
| Whitten Hill | NNW 338° | 193 m | 9.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 341° | 189 m | 13.2 mi |
| Springer Hill | N 356° | 168 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bradbury Mountain | WSW 249° | 143 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mann Hill | NNW 333° | 136 m | 12.0 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | NW 304° | 129 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:18 | 16:05 |
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 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bath, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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