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Shiloh Pond Community Forest

Shiloh Pond Community Forest from directly overhead

Shiloh Pond Community Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 396 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the west-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Owls Head, a peak 2.3 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.6 miles off.

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Coordinates45.01164, -70.20562

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 60
  • Highland Plantation West Public Reserved Land: 6.4 mi
  • Carrabassett Valley Public Lot: 6.4 mi
  • Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 6.7 mi
  • Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 6.8 mi
  • Freeman Township Public Reserved Land: 7.1 mi
Parks: 42
  • Kingfield Town Park: 4.6 mi
  • Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 5.8 mi
  • Carrabassett River Access: 8.4 mi
  • New Portland Lions Fair: 11.1 mi
  • Perham Stream Birding Trail: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 38
  • Lexington Historical Society: 8.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 9.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 10.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 11.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Houston Brook Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Long Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Smalls falls: 18.5 mi
  • Grand Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Parsons School: 9.4 mi
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 14.2 mi
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 23.7 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 23.7 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 23.7 mi
Museums: 4
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 4.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Shiloh Pond Community Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 285°1,319 m5.4 mi
Crocker MountainWNW 286°1,279 m9.0 mi
Avery PeakNNW 340°1,234 m9.9 mi
Mount AbrahamWSW 246°1,230 m6.5 mi
South Crocker MountainWNW 282°1,228 m8.5 mi
Mount BigelowNNW 337°1,227 m10.2 mi
West PeakNNW 337°1,222 m10.2 mi
Spaulding MountainW 265°1,219 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice04:5519:4720:32
September equinox06:2818:0218:40
December solstice07:1715:1416:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1326052173

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