Starr and Virginia Lampson Preserve
Starr and Virginia Lampson Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Waldo stands 320 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferry Landing Natural Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 26.9 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 27 mi
- Hawk Watch · 27 mi
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 28 mi
- Schooner Head Overlook Parking Lot Accessibility Information · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferry Landing Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Greenbie Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Tills Point Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Rene Henderson Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Richard and Virginia Weinland Nature Study Area: 3.2 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Perkins Hill: 2.5 mi
- Whites Head: 3.7 mi
- Bear Head: 4.5 mi
- Wallamatogus Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Castine Town Common: 2.9 mi
- Fort George State Park: 3.1 mi
- Fort Griffith: 3.2 mi
- Battle Avenue Fields: 3.2 mi
- Jim Henry Field: 3.3 mi
- Wadsworth Cove Beach: 3.0 mi
- MMA Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 5.9 mi
- Spragues Beach: 6.6 mi
- Bakeman Beach: 8.1 mi
- Castine Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Wilson Museum: 3.5 mi
- The Good Life Center: 7.3 mi
- Jonathan Fisher House: 8.4 mi
- Bucksport Historical Society Museum: 10.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 5.4 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 6.0 mi
- Gull Ledges: 8.1 mi
- The Bluffs: 8.3 mi
- The Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 2.9 mi
- Fort Pownall: 3.6 mi
- Fort Knox: 9.8 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 10.1 mi
- Yourcenar: 21.7 mi
- Monroe Falls: 18.0 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 18.7 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 23.5 mi
- Vinal Falls: 23.9 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 24.9 mi
- Before The Wind: 10.1 mi
- The Whale: 10.1 mi
- Water Street Mural: 18.7 mi
- Andre the Seal: 22.4 mi
- Fields Pond Visitor Center: 21.7 mi
- Dome home: 23.2 mi
- Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 24.6 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 23.0 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 24.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 24.9 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 18.1 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 20.8 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 16.0 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Starr and Virginia Lampson Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Waldo | NNW 329° | 320 m | 12.4 mi |
| Great Pond Mountain | NNE 22° | 291 m | 13.0 mi |
| Blue Hill Mountain | E 86° | 281 m | 8.8 mi |
| Flag Hill | NNE 31° | 270 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | NW 306° | 226 m | 11.4 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNE 33° | 223 m | 13.5 mi |
| Ducktrap Mountain | WSW 237° | 218 m | 14.2 mi |
| Beech Hill | WSW 242° | 205 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
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 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1363873750
Day trips start here
- Bucksport · 10 mi
- Orland · 10 mi
- Surry · 13 mi
- Ellsworth · 18 mi
- Acadia National Park · 26 mi
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