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Ram Island

Ram Island from directly overhead

Ram Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cliffs, a cliff 0.5 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates43.63705, -70.18716

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Farm Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Hunger Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Barren Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Shore Acres Hill: 4.2 mi
Parks
  • Picnic Point: 1.0 mi
  • w: 1.5 mi
  • Trott-Littlejohn Park: 1.5 mi
  • Ballfield: 1.7 mi
  • Cliff House Beach: 1.8 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 58
Attractions: 46
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 3.3 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 3.5 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 3.6 mi
  • Elks Club: 6.7 mi
  • Ampitheater: 7.7 mi
Museums: 39
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 8
  • The Cliffs: 0.5 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 0.6 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 0.6 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 0.8 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Presumpscot Falls: 7.1 mi
  • First Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Ram Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNNW 327°178 m15.3 mi
Blackstrap HillNW 322°151 m10.8 mi
Leighton HillNW 317°145 m10.5 mi
Libby HillNW 322°144 m14.4 mi
Bruce HillNNW 343°136 m13.6 mi
Poplar RidgeNNW 327°133 m13.2 mi
Blackstrap HillNW 318°129 m10.0 mi
Walnut HillNNW 345°129 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0218:40
December solstice07:1215:2016:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455564706962504030
Precip in3.53.54.14.43.74.13.43.63.85.34.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1348410599

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