Nature reserve · Maine
Smith Farm
Smith Farm is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Peaked Mountain stands 350 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bangor Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Maine
How to reach it
Coordinates44.91164, -68.70240
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bangor Hill: 0.8 mi
- Newman Hill: 0.9 mi
- Bangor Hill: 1.1 mi
- Heart Attack Hill: 1.9 mi
- Kelley Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Coombs Park: 0.8 mi
- Brownie's Park: 2.2 mi
- Marden Park: 2.4 mi
- Webster Park: 2.4 mi
- Summer Street Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 48
- Dwight B. Demeritt Forest: 0.9 mi
- Caribou Bog Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Caribou Bog Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Hinds Conservation Easement: 1.5 mi
- Dwight B. Demeritt Forest: 1.7 mi
Artworks: 18
- Fighting Black Bear Statue: 1.7 mi
- Civil Engineering Steel Sculpture: 1.8 mi
- Bell Tower: 1.8 mi
- Maine Engineering: 1.8 mi
- All Along The Watchtower: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Civil War Monument: 1.2 mi
- Peace Pole: 3.2 mi
- Binnette: 3.2 mi
- War Monument: 3.3 mi
- Spencer: 3.3 mi
Museums: 16
- Hudson Museum: 1.9 mi
- Page Farm and Home Museum: 2.0 mi
- Old Town Museum: 3.1 mi
- Penobscot Nation Museum: 3.3 mi
- Maine Forest and Logging Museum: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 13
- Otto Farm Loop: 1.4 mi
- Dorion Loop: 1.7 mi
- Old Town Loop: 2.2 mi
- Pinkham Trails: 2.2 mi
- Corn Field Loop: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Parks Pond Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Rider Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Fletcher Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Carter Bluff: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 1.7 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 8.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 8.8 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Dunn Beach: 20.8 mi
- Otis Beach: 21.2 mi
- Jesse Beach: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Lovers Leap: 7.8 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Riceville: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Smith Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Mountain | ESE 116° | 350 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 165° | 342 m | 18.1 mi |
| Big Hill | SSE 155° | 338 m | 16.3 mi |
| Springy Brook Mountain | E 90° | 315 m | 16.0 mi |
| Blackcap | SSE 148° | 312 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bald Bluff Mountain | E 95° | 305 m | 14.8 mi |
| Jellison Hill | ESE 116° | 284 m | 15.4 mi |
| Chick Hill | ESE 113° | 271 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:40 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:08 | 15:57 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Town 2 W, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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