Nature reserve · Maine
Osborn Finch Wildlife Sanctuary
Osborn Finch Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Ragged Mountain stands 390 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dutch Neck Marine Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.03662, -69.37119
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dutch Neck Marine Park: 0.2 mi
- Pine Street Landing: 3.9 mi
- Waldoboro Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Waldoboro Village River Park: 4.2 mi
- A.D. Gray Field: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Boneli Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Geele Farm Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Peter's Pond Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Hay Conservation Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Goose River Woodlands: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Thomas Hill: 2.4 mi
- Delano Hill: 2.5 mi
- Johnston Hill: 3.3 mi
- Willett Hill: 3.5 mi
- Procks Ledge: 3.9 mi
Museums: 42
- Friendship Museum: 3.9 mi
- Waldoborough Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Cushing Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 7.9 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 26
- Walker's Beach: 4.8 mi
- Drift Inn Beach: 9.7 mi
- Lucia Beach: 13.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.9 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 24
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 8.1 mi
- The Wall: 9.3 mi
- Prison Show Room: 9.4 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 10.8 mi
- The Barn: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 22
- Recycle Art: 3.5 mi
- Lobster: 13.8 mi
- Sphere: 13.9 mi
- Seagull: 13.9 mi
- Puffin Wall: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 8.8 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Samoset Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Fort William Henry: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 11
- Miller School Garden: 4.3 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 6.6 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 6.9 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 13.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Burnt Head: 19.3 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 19.5 mi
- The Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 20.4 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 23.6 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Osborn Finch Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Mountain | NE 42° | 390 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 41° | 384 m | 17.7 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | NE 40° | 375 m | 16.8 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NE 43° | 313 m | 14.1 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NE 43° | 291 m | 14.7 mi |
| Simmons Hill | NNE 25° | 288 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jones Hill | NNE 25° | 282 m | 17.5 mi |
| Coggans Hill | NNE 12° | 245 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:40 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:59 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:15 | 16:03 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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