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Spring River - Narraguagus Forest Preserve

Spring River - Narraguagus Forest Preserve from directly overhead

Spring River - Narraguagus Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Brook Ridge, a peak 1.5 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.69061, -68.09543

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 50
  • Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land (Tunk Lake Area): 5.6 mi
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 8.2 mi
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
  • Cable Pool Park: 9.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 21.3 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 21.3 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 17
Beaches: 12
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Black Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Schoodic Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Flanders Pond Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Jordan Beach: 16.0 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 12.9 mi
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 21.3 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 21.7 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 22.4 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Long Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • World's Largest Lobster Trap: 19.2 mi
  • Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 20.9 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 21.3 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 21.4 mi
  • Schoodic Point: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Chief Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Water Street Mural: 19.2 mi
  • Baxter The Lobster: 21.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 19.3 mi
  • Double Arch: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Spring River - Narraguagus Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainN 357°439 m12.1 mi
Tunk MountainS 179°325 m3.5 mi
Spruce MountainNNE 17°321 m10.5 mi
Schoodic MountainSSW 197°319 m8.5 mi
Black MountainS 189°304 m7.3 mi
Catherine MountainS 176°284 m5.1 mi
Caribou MountainS 187°259 m5.7 mi
Schoodic NubbleSSW 200°202 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0618:45
June solstice04:4819:3720:22
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:0715:0715:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231425260666659483827
Precip in4.33.84.64.33.93.53.43.63.55.05.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/18805423

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