Purinton Homestead Conservation Area
Purinton Homestead Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Sabattus Mountain stands 244 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hornbeam Hill, a peak 3.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Androscoggin Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hornbeam Hill: 3.0 mi
- Wheeler Hill: 3.3 mi
- Whitten Hill: 3.7 mi
- Tate Hill: 3.9 mi
- Whites Hill: 4.9 mi
- Topsham Town Forest: 3.5 mi
- Dow Property: 4.0 mi
- Camp Gustin: 4.4 mi
- Bradley Pond Farm Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Perry Property: 4.6 mi
- Summer Street Park: 4.0 mi
- MTM Park: 4.0 mi
- Gazebo Park: 4.1 mi
- Booker Street Children's Park: 4.2 mi
- Oak Street Park: 4.3 mi
- Cripps Creek Disc Golf Course: 8.5 mi
- Fishway Viewing Area: 9.2 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 9.8 mi
- Bradbury Mountain State Park: 13.2 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 13.9 mi
- The Butterfly & Insect Museum: 4.0 mi
- Pejepscot Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum: 9.9 mi
- Bates College Museum of Art: 10.1 mi
- Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum: 10.1 mi
- Mount Ararat 9/11 memorial: 7.9 mi
- Miller Fireplace: 9.0 mi
- Wood Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Anthony Fireplace: 9.0 mi
- Frances Caroline Chamberlain: 10.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.6 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 9.6 mi
- Holy Trinty: 9.7 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 9.9 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 10.1 mi
- Pumpkin Garden: 8.8 mi
- Senior Garden: 9.3 mi
- Saint Paul's Memorial Garden: 9.7 mi
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 10.1 mi
- Coffin Street Garden: 10.3 mi
- Coffin Pond: 8.9 mi
- Thomas Point Beach: 12.4 mi
- Lower Range Pond Beach: 17.8 mi
- Wilkies Beach: 19.3 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 19.6 mi
- The Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Hockomock Head: 16.6 mi
- Pismire Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Morse Point: 24.3 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 15.8 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 15.9 mi
- First Falls: 19.1 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 22.3 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Purinton Homestead Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabattus Mountain | NNW 335° | 244 m | 7.2 mi |
| Danforth Hill | N 2° | 208 m | 7.3 mi |
| Clark Mountain | NW 326° | 208 m | 14.2 mi |
| Merrill Hill | NW 324° | 204 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hodgman Hill | N 351° | 198 m | 6.3 mi |
| Whitten Hill | N 9° | 193 m | 3.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | N 359° | 189 m | 7.1 mi |
| Dillingham Hill | NW 307° | 177 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:18 | 16:05 |
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 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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