Nature reserve · Maine
Pleasant Lake Preserve
Pleasant Lake Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Mount Harris stands 355 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.88500, -69.12380
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Clark Hill: 2.1 mi
- Eaton Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bragg Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bragg Hill: 4.0 mi
- Abbott Hill: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Etna Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Crawford Field: 5.9 mi
- The Village Green: 7.2 mi
- Witham Park: 7.9 mi
- River-Walk Park: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 48
- Mullen Woods: 3.4 mi
- Penobscot County Conservation Association Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Levant Wetlands: 5.2 mi
- Saint Albans Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Madawaska Bog Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 46
- "IT" Movie Manhole Cover: 17.5 mi
- Bangor YMCA: 18.1 mi
- Penobscot Theatre: 18.2 mi
- Maine Discovery Museum: 18.2 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 18.2 mi
Museums: 19
- Dexter Historical Society Abbot Museum: 12.6 mi
- Maine Air Museum: 16.4 mi
- Cole Land Transportation Museum: 17.1 mi
- Godfrey House Museum: 17.6 mi
- Isaac Farrar Mansion Museum: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Etna Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Veterans Honor Roll: 9.2 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 12.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 17
- UMA Moose Statue: 16.6 mi
- Together Place: 18.1 mi
- Spring Woods: 18.1 mi
- Kenduskeag Stream Trail Mural: 18.1 mi
- One Native Lupine: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 7
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 11.1 mi
- UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 16.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 18.5 mi
- Dye Garden: 22.0 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Lovers Leap: 17.4 mi
- Monroe Falls: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Rider Bluff: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Pleasant Lake Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Harris | S 184° | 355 m | 15.2 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | S 170° | 351 m | 12.8 mi |
| Saint Albans Mountain | WNW 291° | 319 m | 17.5 mi |
| Piper Mountain | SSE 168° | 318 m | 13.9 mi |
| Preble Hill | NNW 338° | 314 m | 12.4 mi |
| Frank WEst Mountain | SSE 165° | 300 m | 13.9 mi |
| Common Hill | S 190° | 300 m | 17.6 mi |
| Files Hill | SSW 193° | 270 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:10 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:42 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:57 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:10 | 15:59 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corinna, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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