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Old Harris Road Preserve

Old Harris Road Preserve from directly overhead

Old Harris Road Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Ledge Hill stands 202 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pownal Town Woodlot, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Royal River Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates43.89436, -70.20235

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Pownal Town Woodlot: 0.2 mi
  • Old Harris Road Trail Easement: 0.2 mi
  • Elmwood Road Boulders Conservation Easement: 0.6 mi
  • Pownal Town Woodlot: 1.0 mi
  • Pownal Town Woodlot: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions: 51
  • Bradbury Mountain State Park: 1.2 mi
  • Pineland Farms Corn Maize: 3.0 mi
  • Desert of Maine: 3.3 mi
  • LL Bean Boot: 5.5 mi
  • "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 5.6 mi
Beaches: 49
  • Wilkies Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Sandy Point Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Coffin Pond: 10.7 mi
  • Chandler Cove Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Raymond Beach: 13.5 mi
Museums: 40
  • Desert of Maine Farm Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Yarmouth Historical Society: 6.1 mi
  • Warden Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Bustins Island Historical Society: 9.3 mi
  • The Butterfly & Insect Museum: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Can't Stop Hip Hop: 5.8 mi
  • Frog Rock: 9.4 mi
  • Labyrinth in the Woods: 10.9 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 11.6 mi
  • Holy Trinty: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Pismire Bluff: 13.6 mi
  • Fryes Leap: 16.0 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 17.2 mi
  • The Cliffs: 17.3 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • First Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Steep Falls: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Davis Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Old Harris Road Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ledge HillWNW 297°202 m11.7 mi
Tarkiln HillW 279°197 m11.5 mi
Shaker HillNW 313°187 m11.0 mi
Ricker HillNW 319°183 m11.9 mi
Atherton HillWSW 237°178 m9.1 mi
Range HillNW 313°178 m11.7 mi
Dutton HillWSW 246°175 m7.6 mi
Adams HillW 265°174 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice04:5919:4320:28
September equinox06:2918:0218:40
December solstice07:1315:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533445464706961493928
Precip in3.53.34.04.43.64.73.73.84.35.44.74.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gray, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1341672511

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