The Bluffs OCT Easement
The Bluffs OCT Easement is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Blackstrap Hill stands 151 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is ACE Ballfield, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oceanside Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- ACE Ballfield: 0.1 mi
- The Meadow OCT Easement: 0.4 mi
- Griffin's Cove OCT Easement: 0.9 mi
- North Point OCT Easement: 0.9 mi
- Gardiner Easement: 1.2 mi
- Kennedy Beach: 0.3 mi
- Suprise Beach: 0.7 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 2.4 mi
- East End Beach: 2.4 mi
- Andrews Beach: 3.4 mi
- Jewell Island Military Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Battery Abbot: 4.8 mi
- Fort Levett: 6.6 mi
- Battery Bowdoin: 6.7 mi
- Battery Daniels: 6.8 mi
- Town Land: 2.3 mi
- Little Chebeague Island: 3.1 mi
- Sunset Landing: 3.2 mi
- Fowler's Beach: 4.1 mi
- Mackerel Cove Lot: 5.3 mi
- Rohrs Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hunger Hill: 4.0 mi
- Farm Hill: 6.7 mi
- Spears Hill: 7.2 mi
- Sturdivant Hill: 7.2 mi
- Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Casco Bay Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Boyd Street Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Bayside Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Thunderhole: 5.1 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 8.2 mi
- Portland Observatory: 8.2 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 8.6 mi
- Big Indian: 8.8 mi
- Lobstermans Statue: 4.7 mi
- The Armillary: 8.4 mi
- Triangles At Work: 9.0 mi
- Cloud Couch: 9.0 mi
- Seven: 9.1 mi
- Admiral Robert E. Peary Home Museum: 2.2 mi
- Fort McKinley Museum: 5.2 mi
- Fifth Maine Regiment Museum: 5.9 mi
- Umbrella Cover Museum: 6.0 mi
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- White Head Cliff: 6.1 mi
- The Cliffs: 6.2 mi
- Cod Ledges: 6.7 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 6.9 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 11.5 mi
- Bug Light: 7.7 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 19.6 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 19.6 mi
- First Falls: 8.3 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 9.2 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of The Bluffs OCT Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstrap Hill | WNW 291° | 151 m | 12.3 mi |
| Leighton Hill | WNW 287° | 145 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bradbury Mountain | NNW 342° | 143 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bruce Hill | NW 315° | 136 m | 12.6 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | WNW 300° | 133 m | 13.9 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | WNW 286° | 129 m | 12.0 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NW 319° | 129 m | 12.9 mi |
| Milliken Hill | WNW 284° | 119 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:20 | 16:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1348406922
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