Nature reserve · Maine
Small - Burnham Conservation Area
Small - Burnham Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Mount Pisgah stands 246 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Litchfield Fair, a park 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.15559, -69.93840
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Litchfield Fair: 0.2 mi
- Litchfield Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Woodbury Pond Park: 3.3 mi
- Peacock Beach Park: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Small - Burnham Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Samuel Hutchinson Homestead Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 1.5 mi
- Holman Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Webber-Rogers Farmstead Conservation A: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Springer Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lunts Hill: 2.2 mi
- Dennis Hill: 2.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.8 mi
- Danforth Hill: 3.5 mi
Museums: 35
- Monmouth Museum: 7.5 mi
- CHTJ Southard House Museum: 8.2 mi
- Pownalborough Courthouse: 9.1 mi
- The Butterfly & Insect Museum: 12.3 mi
- Maine State Museum: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Wood Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Miller Fireplace: 12.0 mi
- Anthony Fireplace: 12.1 mi
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 25
- Viles Arboretum: 13.3 mi
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 13.5 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 13.9 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 14.1 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- Dummer House: 11.6 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 11.6 mi
- Liberty Bell: 13.1 mi
- Cripps Creek Disc Golf Course: 14.7 mi
- Fishway Viewing Area: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 24
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 12.9 mi
- Samantha Smith: 13.0 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 13.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 14.2 mi
- Holy Trinty: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 8
- East Winthrop Beach: 11.5 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 14.8 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 15.5 mi
- Town Beach: 16.1 mi
- Coffin Pond: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Hockomock Head: 19.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 20.0 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Small - Burnham Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 338° | 246 m | 11.2 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | W 263° | 244 m | 7.0 mi |
| Danforth Hill | W 269° | 208 m | 3.5 mi |
| Clark Mountain | WNW 291° | 208 m | 12.6 mi |
| Poplar Hill | WNW 282° | 205 m | 15.2 mi |
| Merrill Hill | WNW 285° | 204 m | 11.8 mi |
| Morrison Heights | NNW 333° | 204 m | 13.1 mi |
| Monks Hill | N 11° | 203 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:17 | 16:05 |
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 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/616961677
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