Orange River Wildlife Management Area
Orange River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Big Allan Mountain stands 133 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Esey Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 1 mi
- Woodcock Habitat · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Estey Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Keniston Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Yellowbirch Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Pughole Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Cocoa Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Reynold’s Brook – Orange River Wildlife Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Whiting Bay Beach: 5.9 mi
- Birch Islands Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Mays Brook Cove: 7.6 mi
- Race Point: 7.7 mi
- Boot Cove Beach: 8.9 mi
- Davis Beach: 9.8 mi
- Huckins Beach: 10.9 mi
- Mowry Beach: 11.9 mi
- Jasper Beach: 12.7 mi
- Fairy Head: 8.1 mi
- Black Head: 9.2 mi
- Great Head: 9.6 mi
- The Rim: 10.1 mi
- Estes Head: 12.9 mi
- Shipwreck: 9.1 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 13.2 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 13.8 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 13.8 mi
- Eastport Historic District: 13.9 mi
- Gates House Museum: 10.8 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 12.1 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 12.3 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 13.5 mi
- Barracks Museum: 13.7 mi
- Abandoned Coast Guard Life Saving Station: 12.0 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 12.7 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 14.5 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 12.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 12.2 mi
- Fisherman: 13.9 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 13.9 mi
- Nature's Grace: 13.9 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 13.2 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 13.2 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 13.2 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 23.3 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 4.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Orange River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Allan Mountain | NNW 333° | 133 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pughole Mountain | N 11° | 118 m | 1.9 mi |
| Little Allan Mountain | NNW 335° | 117 m | 13.2 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | NNE 18° | 99 m | 13.4 mi |
| Yellowbirch Mountain | E 99° | 98 m | 1.6 mi |
| Woodruff Mountain | WSW 239° | 93 m | 9.0 mi |
| Estey Mountain | W 275° | 82 m | 0.7 mi |
| Crane Mountain | NNE 22° | 82 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 19:34 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:50 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:03 | 15:51 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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