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Shepard's Farm Preserve

Shepard's Farm Preserve from directly overhead

Shepard's Farm Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Streaked Mountain stands 512 m to the east-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Witt Swamp Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Western Foothills Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.22082, -70.56356

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ordway Grove: 0.8 mi
  • Lake Pennesseewassee Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bob Butters Park: 1.0 mi
  • Old Squire's Green Farmer's Market: 1.0 mi
  • Norway Town Square Farmer's Market: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 39
  • Oxford County Fairground: 2.6 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 8.4 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 9.3 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 9.6 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 16
  • Paris Hill Historical Society: 4.4 mi
  • Herbon Historical Society: 8.0 mi
  • Bridgton Historical Society Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Poland Historical Society: 13.8 mi
  • Poland Spring Museum: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Gage Rice Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Otisfield Town Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 15
Gardens: 8
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 2.3 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 13.6 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Kezar Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Kees Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cooper Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 5.8 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Shepard's Farm Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Streaked MountainENE 76°512 m7.4 mi
Patch MountainNW 314°476 m6.7 mi
The PinnacleNNE 27°459 m8.2 mi
Noyes MountainNW 323°458 m6.2 mi
Ryerson HillNE 45°425 m6.9 mi
Singepole MountainE 87°424 m5.7 mi
Oak HillENE 65°416 m6.9 mi
Crocker HillNE 52°415 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:55
June solstice04:5919:4620:30
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1515:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/614601818

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