Nature reserve · Maine
Orono Bog Boardwalk
Orono Bog Boardwalk is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Peaked Mountain stands 350 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelley Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Orono Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.87621, -68.72995
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kelley Hill: 0.7 mi
- Buck Hill: 1.8 mi
- Newman Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bangor Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bangor Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Disc Golf Park: 1.5 mi
- Brownie's Park: 2.8 mi
- Summer Street Park: 3.0 mi
- Webster Park: 3.1 mi
- Coombs Park: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 48
- Caribou Bog Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Davis Conservation Easement: 1.4 mi
- Hinds Conservation Easement: 1.4 mi
- Hinds-Keleti Conservation Easement: 1.7 mi
- Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve: 1.7 mi
Artworks: 18
- Fighting Black Bear Statue: 3.5 mi
- Civil Engineering Steel Sculpture: 3.5 mi
- Maine Engineering: 3.5 mi
- Bell Tower: 3.5 mi
- Pollinators: 5.1 mi
Museums: 16
- Page Farm and Home Museum: 3.5 mi
- Hudson Museum: 3.5 mi
- Maine Forest and Logging Museum: 4.6 mi
- Godfrey House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Hose 5 Fire Museum: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Civil War Monument: 3.0 mi
- Peirce Memorial Statue: 5.4 mi
- Peace Pole: 5.8 mi
- Binnette: 5.9 mi
- Battleship Maine Monument: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 13
- Bangor Mall Cinemas 10: 3.5 mi
- Otto Farm Loop: 3.6 mi
- Dorion Loop: 3.9 mi
- Old Town Loop: 4.3 mi
- Corn Field Loop: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Rider Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Parks Pond Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Fletcher Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Carter Bluff: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 3.0 mi
- UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 5.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 6.1 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Dunn Beach: 19.9 mi
- Otis Beach: 20.3 mi
- Jesse Beach: 22.3 mi
- Hales Beach: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lovers Leap: 5.0 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 17.4 mi
- Monroe Falls: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Riceville: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Orono Bog Boardwalk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Mountain | ESE 104° | 350 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 158° | 342 m | 16.2 mi |
| Big Hill | SE 146° | 338 m | 14.8 mi |
| Springy Brook Mountain | E 82° | 315 m | 17.6 mi |
| Blackcap | SE 136° | 312 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bald Bluff Mountain | E 85° | 305 m | 16.2 mi |
| Jellison Hill | ESE 106° | 284 m | 15.8 mi |
| Chick Hill | E 101° | 271 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:40 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:08 | 15:57 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1377903206
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