Sherwood Forest Conservation Area
Sherwood Forest Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Mount Prospect stands 280 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pulsifer Field, a park 0.6 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Androscoggin Land Trust
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Pulsifer Field: 0.6 mi
- Raymond Park: 0.8 mi
- Sullivan Square: 1.0 mi
- Cleveland Field Park: 1.0 mi
- Anniversary Park: 1.0 mi
- Pride Hill: 1.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.1 mi
- Merrill Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount David: 2.5 mi
- Woodbury Hill: 3.1 mi
- Applesass Hill: 1.9 mi
- Garcelon Bog Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Thorncrag NatureSanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Pope Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
- David Rancourt River Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Pineland Farms Corn Maize: 11.1 mi
- Oxford Casino: 11.1 mi
- Moose: 11.6 mi
- White-tailed Deer: 11.6 mi
- Mountain Lion: 11.7 mi
- Bonney Park: 1.2 mi
- Anthony Fireplace: 3.8 mi
- Miller Fireplace: 3.9 mi
- Wood Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Harold Libbey Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Whitney Street Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 2.7 mi
- Sensation Garden: 11.3 mi
- Cutting Garden: 11.3 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 11.7 mi
- Auburn Fire Department Museum: 1.2 mi
- Androscoggin County Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Bates College Museum of Art: 2.7 mi
- Poland Spring Museum: 7.1 mi
- Poland Historical Society: 8.4 mi
- Lower Range Pond Beach: 7.5 mi
- Tripp Lake Beach: 10.1 mi
- Wilkies Beach: 12.5 mi
- Hancock Beach: 13.0 mi
- Crescent Beach: 14.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 15.6 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 17.0 mi
- Holy Trinty: 17.1 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 17.3 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 17.4 mi
- Pismire Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Fryes Leap: 21.1 mi
- The Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Berry Ledge: 24.4 mi
- Shaw Ledge: 24.5 mi
- First Falls: 19.2 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 24.6 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 13.0 mi
- Cooper Spring: 17.4 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Sherwood Forest Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Prospect | NW 309° | 280 m | 8.1 mi |
| Black Cat Mountain | WSW 243° | 250 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | ENE 57° | 244 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hersey Hill | NNW 332° | 238 m | 8.8 mi |
| Goff Ledge | NW 317° | 233 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bradbury Hill | NW 319° | 232 m | 8.7 mi |
| Robinson Hill | WNW 297° | 229 m | 11.4 mi |
| Woodman Hill | NW 304° | 214 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:18 | 16:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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