Thurston Mill Monument
Thurston Mill Monument is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Ossipee Hill stands 312 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Nonesuch River Parcel, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Saco Valley Land Trust
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
- 25.6 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Nonesuch River Parcel: 0.1 mi
- Gannon Parcel: 0.2 mi
- Wedgewood Parcel: 0.4 mi
- Hidden Fields Parcel: 0.7 mi
- Thurston Donation: 1.6 mi
- Skilly Hills: 0.5 mi
- Carter Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fogg Hill: 1.9 mi
- Berry Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 2.7 mi
- Town Farm Park: 2.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Park: 4.2 mi
- Pleasant Point Park: 4.4 mi
- Frontrunner Park: 5.7 mi
- Carroll Park: 5.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Memorial Rock: 6.5 mi
- Phinney Park: 6.5 mi
- Gorham Civil War Monument: 6.5 mi
- World War Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Surfside Beach: 6.6 mi
- Grand Beach: 6.8 mi
- Old Orchard Beach: 7.0 mi
- Pine Point Beach: 7.2 mi
- Kinney Shores Beach: 7.5 mi
- Elks Club: 8.7 mi
- Ampitheater: 8.9 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 11.7 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 12.1 mi
- Portland Observatory: 12.2 mi
- Scarborough Museum: 3.9 mi
- Buxton-Hollis Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- York Institute Museum: 6.0 mi
- Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- North Chapel Project: 8.9 mi
- Wire Globe: 6.6 mi
- Athlete Sculptures: 6.7 mi
- Tractor: 8.0 mi
- Tidal Moon: 8.9 mi
- Split Bench: 8.9 mi
- Slackcrack: 7.1 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 10.4 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 13.6 mi
- Cod Ledges: 13.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 4.2 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 13.4 mi
- Steep Falls: 17.2 mi
- First Falls: 20.5 mi
- Hiram Falls: 24.7 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 16.7 mi
- Davis Spring: 21.2 mi
- Bug Light: 12.5 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Thurston Mill Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossipee Hill | W 271° | 312 m | 13.8 mi |
| Maloy Mountain | WNW 303° | 182 m | 13.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 335° | 176 m | 14.1 mi |
| Chadbournes Ridge | WNW 283° | 168 m | 12.3 mi |
| Rich Hill | NNW 339° | 156 m | 13.7 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NNE 31° | 151 m | 14.0 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 334° | 150 m | 11.9 mi |
| Grant Hill | WSW 243° | 146 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:22 | 16:09 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1301877650
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