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Saco River Floodplain

Saco River Floodplain from directly overhead

Saco River Floodplain is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Black Cap stands 718 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tom Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.3 miles off.

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What to expect

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The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

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Coordinates44.03609, -70.89905

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Graustein Park: 3.5 mi
  • Fryeburg Fairgrounds: 3.6 mi
  • Eastman Memorial Grove: 4.1 mi
  • Robert E. Peary Park: 4.1 mi
  • Bradley Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 2.5 mi
  • Denmark Town Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 26
Cliffs: 26
Attractions: 22
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 9.2 mi
  • Giant Swing: 10.5 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 10.6 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 12.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Kezar Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Hiram Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Diana's Baths: 13.7 mi
  • Chandler Gorge: 15.2 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 15.3 mi
Museums: 11
Springs: 4
  • Deer Hill Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Davis Spring: 16.9 mi
  • lower falls: 17.3 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Mary's Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Loon Mural: 9.5 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 9.8 mi
  • Hannes Schneider: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 5.0 mi
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Saco River Floodplain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black CapW 279°718 m8.5 mi
Hurricane MountainWNW 286°639 m9.0 mi
Pleasant MountainE 99°611 m3.9 mi
Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald PeakE 86°587.1 m4.0 mi
Pleasant Mountain - North PeakE 81°579.6 m3.9 mi
Major MountainNW 317°555 m9.6 mi
Middle MountainW 270°549 m9.3 mi
Robbins RidgeNW 319°539 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0119:4720:31
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1615:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192131435564696759473625
Precip in3.42.93.64.53.74.13.93.64.04.74.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fryeburg Estrn Slopes Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/613848139

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