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Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement

Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement from directly overhead

Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Lovejoy Mountain stands 543 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hemlock Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mahoosuc Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.21483, -70.69280

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Waterford Sandlot Complex: 0.9 mi
  • Waterford Town Common: 2.6 mi
  • Mount Tire'm: 2.8 mi
  • Crooked River Park: 3.2 mi
  • Bear Pond Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Indian Rock Monument: 3.6 mi
  • Harrison Honor Roll: 7.3 mi
  • Norway Veterans in WWII: 7.8 mi
  • Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 7.8 mi
  • Korea and Vietnam Veterans: 7.8 mi
Museums: 18
Beaches: 17
  • Gage Rice Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
Attractions: 11
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 7.2 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 8.1 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 8.2 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 9.5 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Kezar Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Kees Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 16.7 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 6
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 8.6 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 11.2 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 5
Springs: 3
  • Cooper Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 9.8 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lovejoy MountainNNW 343°543 m6.0 mi
Peabody MountainN 356°477 m5.4 mi
Patch MountainNNE 17°476 m5.3 mi
Beech HillWSW 256°470 m3.7 mi
Cummings MountainNNW 336°465 m5.8 mi
Noyes MountainNNE 27°458 m6.0 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 303°450 m7.1 mi
Burnell HillWSW 247°424 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice05:0019:4620:31
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1615:2016:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1313353855

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