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Reed Plantation Central Public Reserved Land

Reed Plantation Central Public Reserved Land from directly overhead

Reed Plantation Central Public Reserved Land is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Musquash Mountain stands 364 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherwood Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. MILLION DOLLAR VIEW SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Society of Maine
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.67751, -68.08623
Around it

87 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Nature reserves: 16
Cliffs: 7
  • Clay Bluff: 6.5 mi
  • Haley Point: 15.0 mi
  • Spruce Point: 15.2 mi
  • Balm of Gilead Point: 15.4 mi
  • Blueberry Point: 16.6 mi
Parks: 7
  • Wytopitlock Lake Boat Access: 7.8 mi
  • Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park and Campground: 13.5 mi
  • Bible Point State Historic Site: 18.2 mi
  • Springfield Fair: 19.1 mi
  • Penobscot River Access - Winn: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Beans Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Mud Lake Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Island Falls: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
  • Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Reed Plantation Central Public Reserved Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Musquash MountainSE 145°364 m24.4 mi
Greenland MountainESE 107°363 m18.0 mi
Brown HillS 174°338 m19.6 mi
Stetson MountainSSE 153°326 m11.7 mi
Tracy MountainSE 135°323 m22.9 mi
Tomah MountainSE 128°320 m23.8 mi
Bowers MountainS 173°317 m20.6 mi
Gates HillS 175°309 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0618:45
June solstice04:4419:4020:26
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:1115:0215:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131526395161666556443421
Precip in3.43.33.53.63.73.54.13.73.84.74.14.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danforth, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1370561638

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