Nature reserve · Maine
Paradise Pond Preserve
Paradise Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Pleasant Mountain stands 313 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Castner Brook Community Forest, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.01765, -69.48848
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Castner Brook Community Forest: 1.5 mi
- McCurdy Island Preserve: 1.8 mi
- McCurdy Islands Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Round Top Farm: 1.9 mi
- Pete Noyes Preserve: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Riverside Park: 2.4 mi
- Newcastle Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Ice House Park: 3.7 mi
- Ellingwood Park: 3.9 mi
- Bragg Recreational Area: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Johnston Hill: 2.9 mi
- Hopkins Hill: 5.1 mi
- Hunt Hill: 5.7 mi
- Haggett Hill: 6.3 mi
- Cordwood Hill: 6.4 mi
Museums: 51
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 2.6 mi
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum: 7.4 mi
- Center School: 7.8 mi
- Bristol History Center: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 8.5 mi
- Castle Tucker: 9.1 mi
- Samoset Memorial: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 30
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 2.5 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 8.3 mi
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site: 9.8 mi
- Sumaria Event Center: 10.0 mi
- The Barn: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 28
- Walker's Beach: 7.2 mi
- Sand Cove Beach: 12.6 mi
- Drift Inn Beach: 13.6 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 15.0 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 17
- Miller School Garden: 7.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.9 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 11.4 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 11.6 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- The Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Hockomock Head: 15.7 mi
- Burnt Head: 19.8 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 20.0 mi
- Morse Point: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 17.8 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 17.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Paradise Pond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Mountain | NE 53° | 313 m | 19.3 mi |
| Coggans Hill | NNE 29° | 245 m | 18.3 mi |
| Barrett Hill | NE 39° | 208 m | 18.4 mi |
| Clarry Hill | NE 34° | 197 m | 14.9 mi |
| Benner Hill | ENE 66° | 188 m | 19.0 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | NE 51° | 187 m | 18.1 mi |
| Beech Hill | NW 324° | 165 m | 16.5 mi |
| Crummett Mountain | N 1° | 157 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 17:59 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:16 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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