Nature reserve · Maine
Thomaston Town Forest
Thomaston Town Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Prison Show Room, a attraction 1.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georges River Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.09898, -69.19613
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mall Park: 1.5 mi
- Thomaston Green: 1.6 mi
- Thomaston Library Park: 1.7 mi
- Wadsworth Street Park: 1.8 mi
- Mayo Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Limestone Hill: 1.5 mi
- Benner Hill: 3.5 mi
- Ingraham Hill: 4.2 mi
- Stahls Hill: 4.4 mi
- Dodge Mountain: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Trolley Marsh Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Rockland Bog Overlook: 3.1 mi
- Weskeag Headlands Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Fort Point Trail: 5.2 mi
- Saint George Town Forest: 5.2 mi
Museums: 43
- Montpelier: 1.8 mi
- Thomaston Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- Shore Village Museum: 4.1 mi
- Shore Village Lighthouse Museum Library: 4.1 mi
- Farnsworth Art Museum: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 43
- Sandy Beach: 4.5 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 6.5 mi
- Lucia Beach: 6.5 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 8.5 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 11
- Prison Show Room: 1.5 mi
- The Wall: 1.6 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 17.4 mi
- The Barn: 19.0 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Cannon: 4.4 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 5.3 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Millerite Ledges: 11.9 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Spruce Head: 17.3 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 19.6 mi
- The Bluff: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 7
- Lobster: 4.4 mi
- Seagull: 4.4 mi
- Puffin Wall: 4.4 mi
- Sphere: 4.5 mi
- Andre the Seal: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 6
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 4.2 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 5.9 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 6.0 mi
- Miller School Garden: 9.3 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 15.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 5.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Thomaston Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NNE 33° | 419 m | 11.7 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNE 16° | 390 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 18° | 384 m | 9.5 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | NNE 14° | 375 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NNE 33° | 331 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | N 5° | 330 m | 11.2 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | NNE 12° | 317 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | N 8° | 313 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:14 | 16:02 |
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 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Rockport 1 NNW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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