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Richard and Virginia Weinland Nature Study Area

Richard and Virginia Weinland Nature Study Area from directly overhead

Richard and Virginia Weinland Nature Study Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Mount Waldo stands 320 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tills Point Preserve, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Blue Hill Heritage Trust
Getting there

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Coordinates44.43817, -68.70524

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sherm Perkins Park: 1.9 mi
  • Jim Henry Field: 3.0 mi
  • Blue Hill Athletic Fields: 5.6 mi
  • Castine Town Common: 5.7 mi
  • Fort George State Park: 5.9 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 53
Museums: 31
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 12
Lighthouses: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Tanglewood Garden: 19.1 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 24.1 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Before The Wind: 10.2 mi
  • The Whale: 10.2 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 15.5 mi
  • Paul Bunyan: 24.5 mi
  • An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 24.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Lurvey Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Fern Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Maple Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Birch Spring: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Ellsworth Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Monroe Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 20.9 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Richard and Virginia Weinland Nature Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WaldoNW 316°320 m13.6 mi
Great Pond MountainN 9°291 m11.4 mi
Blue Hill MountainE 93°281 m5.7 mi
Flag HillNNE 20°270 m12.1 mi
Flying Moose MountainNNE 19°245 m12.7 mi
Dodge HillN 11°234 m14.7 mi
Mount EphraimWNW 296°226 m13.6 mi
Oak HillNNE 22°223 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:47
June solstice04:5119:3920:24
September equinox06:2317:5618:34
December solstice07:0915:1115:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1363873752

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