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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 146 m. Lovejoy Mountain stands 543 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. 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
Coordinates44.21796, -70.68262

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Waterford Sandlot Complex: 1.1 mi
  • Waterford Town Common: 3.0 mi
  • Mount Tire'm: 3.2 mi
  • Crooked River Park: 3.7 mi
  • Lake Pennesseewassee Park: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Indian Rock Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Norway Veterans in WWII: 7.3 mi
  • Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 7.3 mi
  • Korea and Vietnam Veterans: 7.3 mi
  • Harrison Honor Roll: 7.5 mi
Museums: 17
Beaches: 16
  • Gage Rice Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 11
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 7.4 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 7.8 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 8.1 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 9.8 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Kezar Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Kees Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 17.2 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 8.1 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 11.5 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 5
Springs: 3
  • Cooper Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 12.2 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 338°543 m6.0 mi
Peabody MountainN 350°477 m5.2 mi
Patch MountainNNE 12°476 m4.9 mi
Beech HillWSW 254°470 m4.3 mi
Cummings MountainNNW 330°465 m5.9 mi
Noyes MountainNNE 23°458 m5.5 mi
Burnell HillWSW 247°424 m5.6 mi
Stearns HillSW 231°414 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice05:0019:4620:31
September equinox06:3018:0418:42
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/1313353854

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