Nature reserve · Maine
The Bumper
The Bumper is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Cox Pinnacle stands 108 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cushman Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Phippsburg Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.76224, -69.85225
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cushman Hill: 0.2 mi
- Merritt Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Sam Day Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bowie Hill: 1.8 mi
- Morse Mountain: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Floratorium: 0.6 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 10.0 mi
- Bowdoin Organic Garden: 11.3 mi
- Coffin Street Garden: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Ridgewell Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Phippsburg Town Forest: 1.4 mi
- Hook Rock Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Spirit Pond Preserve (Popham Beach State Park): 2.1 mi
- Duley Farm Preserve: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Popham Colony: 3.2 mi
- Fort Baldwin State Historic Site: 3.3 mi
- Fort Popham State Historic Site: 3.4 mi
- Trufant-Summerton Ballfield: 5.1 mi
- Houghton Graves Park: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Popham (historical): 3.5 mi
- Southport Civil War Monument: 9.7 mi
- Rachel Carson Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Monument E: 9.9 mi
- Honor the Brave Memorial: 10.4 mi
Museums: 46
- Phippsburg Historical Museum: 3.0 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Seguin Lighthouse Museum and Gift Shop: 6.0 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 45
- Spring Beach: 1.9 mi
- Sand Dune Beach: 2.7 mi
- Seawall Beach: 2.9 mi
- Head Beach: 3.0 mi
- Hunnewell Beach: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 44
- Circles Petroglyph: 2.7 mi
- Cedar Waxwings Petroglyph: 4.1 mi
- Wild Bird Petroglyph: 4.1 mi
- Lobstermans Statue: 8.1 mi
- Wyoming schooner: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 33
- Thunderhole: 7.6 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 11.7 mi
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 12.2 mi
- Arbor Garden: 12.2 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Morse Point: 3.4 mi
- Hockomock Head: 10.6 mi
- White Head Cliff: 18.7 mi
- The Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Cod Ledges: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 8.8 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 8.9 mi
- Bug Light: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- First Falls: 16.5 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of The Bumper. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Pinnacle | NW 320° | 108 m | 16.3 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | NE 54° | 87 m | 14.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 317° | 85 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | WNW 298° | 85 m | 15.5 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | NNE 12° | 81 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 315° | 81 m | 15.0 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | NE 52° | 79 m | 5.9 mi |
| Winston Hill | WNW 290° | 73 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:18 | 16:06 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick NAS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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