Sanford's Pond
Sanford's Pond is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Higgin Farm CCLT easement, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, Inc.
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Higgin Farm CCLT easement: 0.3 mi
- Belvin Property CCLT easement: 0.4 mi
- Deer Point CCLT easement: 0.4 mi
- Chandler Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Indian Point CCLT easement: 0.9 mi
- Town Land: 0.3 mi
- Sunset Landing: 1.1 mi
- Little Chebeague Island: 1.3 mi
- Fowler's Beach: 3.3 mi
- Camp Soci: 4.1 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 0.3 mi
- East End Beach: 1.0 mi
- Kennedy Beach: 1.8 mi
- Suprise Beach: 2.7 mi
- Andrews Beach: 2.8 mi
- Rohrs Hill: 1.4 mi
- Hunger Hill: 3.3 mi
- Spears Hill: 5.1 mi
- Sturdivant Hill: 5.1 mi
- York Hill: 5.4 mi
- Jewell Island Military Reservation: 3.0 mi
- Battery Abbot: 3.5 mi
- Fort Gorges: 6.1 mi
- Fort Levett: 6.3 mi
- Fort Scammell: 6.3 mi
- Casco Bay Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Boyd Street Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Thunderhole: 6.5 mi
- Portland Observatory: 7.1 mi
- Big Indian: 7.2 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 7.2 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 7.6 mi
- Admiral Robert E. Peary Home Museum: 3.6 mi
- Fort McKinley Museum: 4.1 mi
- Umbrella Cover Museum: 5.5 mi
- Fifth Maine Regiment Museum: 5.5 mi
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Lobstermans Statue: 6.1 mi
- The Armillary: 7.4 mi
- Can't Stop Hip Hop: 7.6 mi
- Cloud Couch: 7.6 mi
- Triangles At Work: 7.9 mi
- White Head Cliff: 5.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 6.0 mi
- Cod Ledges: 6.5 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 6.7 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 11.4 mi
- First Falls: 6.4 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 7.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 18.5 mi
- Bug Light: 6.9 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 20.1 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Sanford's Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | WNW 303° | 178 m | 13.7 mi |
| Hunt Hill | NW 313° | 153 m | 13.9 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | WNW 287° | 151 m | 10.3 mi |
| Leighton Hill | WNW 282° | 145 m | 10.6 mi |
| Libby Hill | WNW 296° | 144 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bradbury Mountain | NNW 347° | 143 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bruce Hill | NW 317° | 136 m | 10.5 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | WNW 298° | 133 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:20 | 16:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1339215827
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