Nature reserve · Maine
Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary
Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Mount Prospect stands 280 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is McMahon Field and Trails, a park 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Stanton Bird Club
How to reach it
Coordinates44.11199, -70.16287
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- McMahon Field and Trails: 0.3 mi
- Elliot Little League Ball Fields: 1.4 mi
- Mayer Park: 1.6 mi
- Pettingill School Park: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Plaza: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Thorncrag NatureSanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- No Name Pond Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Garcelon Bog Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Thorncrag Hill: 0.5 mi
- Hedgehog Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount David: 2.3 mi
- Robinson Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 50
- Oxford Casino: 14.0 mi
- Pineland Farms Corn Maize: 14.4 mi
- Bradbury Mountain State Park: 14.7 mi
- Moose: 15.6 mi
- Duck Display: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Wood Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Miller Fireplace: 0.5 mi
- Anthony Fireplace: 0.6 mi
- Bonney Park: 3.4 mi
- Mount Ararat 9/11 memorial: 15.4 mi
Museums: 30
- Bates College Museum of Art: 2.0 mi
- Androscoggin County Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- Auburn Fire Department Museum: 4.8 mi
- The Butterfly & Insect Museum: 9.3 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 27
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 2.0 mi
- Whitney Street Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Sensation Garden: 14.6 mi
- Cutting Garden: 14.6 mi
- Lilac Garden: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 15
- Lower Range Pond Beach: 11.4 mi
- Tripp Lake Beach: 14.0 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 15.6 mi
- Coffin Pond: 15.7 mi
- Wilkies Beach: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 15
- Frog Rock: 15.8 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 16.7 mi
- Holy Trinty: 16.8 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 17.1 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Pismire Bluff: 16.5 mi
- The Bluff: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- First Falls: 21.7 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 24.1 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 16.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cooper Spring: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Prospect | WNW 284° | 280 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | ENE 62° | 244 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hersey Hill | NW 305° | 238 m | 9.1 mi |
| Goff Ledge | WNW 288° | 233 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bradbury Hill | WNW 294° | 232 m | 9.8 mi |
| Woodman Hill | W 276° | 214 m | 8.6 mi |
| Clark Mountain | N 355° | 208 m | 7.5 mi |
| Danforth Hill | ENE 69° | 208 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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