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Spring River Wildlife Management Area

Spring River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Spring River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the north, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Colson Branch Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.4 miles off.

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Operated by
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
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Coordinates44.73639, -68.10311

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 48
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 6.0 mi
  • Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 7.7 mi
  • Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land (Tunk Lake Area): 8.7 mi
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
  • Cable Pool Park: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Black Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Schoodic Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Flanders Pond Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Dunn Beach: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • Long Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 4
  • World's Largest Lobster Trap: 20.3 mi
  • Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 21.9 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 24.3 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 4
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Water Street Mural: 20.8 mi
  • Baxter The Lobster: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 22.1 mi
  • Double Arch: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 15.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Chief Spring: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Spring River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainN 358°439 m8.9 mi
Pleasant MountainNNE 21°414 m11.4 mi
Tunk MountainS 176°325 m6.7 mi
Spruce MountainNNE 27°321 m7.7 mi
Schoodic MountainS 191°319 m11.5 mi
Black MountainS 184°304 m10.4 mi
Catherine MountainS 175°284 m8.3 mi
PinnacleNNW 342°281 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0618:45
June solstice04:4719:3720:22
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, 23 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1366112737

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