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Riverfront Woods Preserve

Riverfront Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Riverfront Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the west, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sligo Road Property, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Royal River Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates43.81536, -70.20065

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Sligo Road Property: 0.1 mi
  • Riverfront Woods Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Sweetsir Farm Preserve: 0.5 mi
  • Yarmouth Open Space: 0.6 mi
  • Plimouth Way Open Space: 1.0 mi
Parks
  • Gooch's Island: 0.8 mi
  • Latchstring Park: 0.9 mi
  • Factory Island: 1.0 mi
  • Royal River Park: 1.0 mi
  • Village Green Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • FCS Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Hurricane Valley Farm: 5.5 mi
  • Freeport Community Garden (at Elm Street): 5.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Beaches: 58
Attractions: 51
  • Big Indian: 2.8 mi
  • Desert of Maine: 3.7 mi
  • Cumberland Farmers Club: 4.4 mi
  • LL Bean Boot: 5.6 mi
  • "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 5.7 mi
Museums: 42
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 9
  • White Head Cliff: 11.7 mi
  • The Cliffs: 11.8 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 12.2 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 12.4 mi
  • Fryes Leap: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • First Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 21.4 mi
  • Steep Falls: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Davis Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Riverfront Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillW 274°178 m7.7 mi
Dutton HillWNW 288°175 m7.4 mi
Adams HillWNW 296°174 m10.6 mi
Hunt HillWNW 292°153 m6.9 mi
Blackstrap HillWSW 237°151 m7.1 mi
Gloucester HillNNW 334°150 m10.6 mi
Baker MountainW 276°149 m9.0 mi
Leighton HillSW 235°145 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice04:5919:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0218:40
December solstice07:1215:2016:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533445464706961493928
Precip in3.53.34.04.43.64.73.73.84.35.44.74.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1341679769

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