North Acres Wildlife Conservation Area
North Acres Wildlife Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. McGaffey Mountain stands 360 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden, a garden 1.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Allen Hill: 1.8 mi
- Lithgow Hill: 2.2 mi
- Monks Hill: 2.6 mi
- Granite Hill: 2.7 mi
- Burnt Hill: 2.9 mi
- Gannett Woods: 2.3 mi
- Bond Brook Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Wyman Memorial Forest: 2.7 mi
- Little Cobbossee Oatway Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Tyler Pond Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- "Pete" Gagne Memorial Sports Fields: 2.7 mi
- Calumet Park: 2.8 mi
- Fairbanks Pond: 2.8 mi
- Youth Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Blaine Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Klahr Center: 1.9 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 3.6 mi
- Old Fort Western: 3.7 mi
- Maine State Museum: 3.7 mi
- Civil War Monument: 3.6 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Old Fort Western: 3.7 mi
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Liberty Bell: 3.7 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 4.6 mi
- Dummer House: 4.7 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 12.4 mi
- Kiddie Land: 12.4 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 3.3 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 3.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 3.7 mi
- Samantha Smith: 3.7 mi
- Fisher Man: 13.1 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 3.4 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 3.8 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 4.9 mi
- Loon Cove: 8.5 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 2.8 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 3.8 mi
- Town Beach: 6.7 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 11.0 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 13.5 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 3.3 mi
- The Bluff: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of North Acres Wildlife Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGaffey Mountain | NNW 334° | 360 m | 14.2 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | NNW 338° | 359 m | 15.6 mi |
| Round Top | NNW 339° | 343 m | 14.8 mi |
| John Brown Mountain | NNW 333° | 296 m | 15.6 mi |
| Fayette Ridge | WNW 296° | 262 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 300° | 253 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WSW 254° | 246 m | 9.9 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | WNW 296° | 239 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:43 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:16 | 16:03 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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