Nature reserve · Maine
Torsey Shore Conservation Area
Torsey Shore Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. York Hill stands 367 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Echo Lake Boat Access, a park 1.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.43514, -69.99477
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Echo Lake Boat Access: 1.5 mi
- Taylor Pond Boat Access: 1.6 mi
- Fairgrounds Community Park: 3.4 mi
- Readfield Town Beach: 3.8 mi
- Maranacook Lake Boat Access: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Ingham Stream Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Avery-Smith Shoreland: 1.6 mi
- Taylor Pond Access: 1.8 mi
- Mathews Wildlife Habitat: 2.5 mi
- Fogg Farm Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Bowen Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Winnebago: 3.1 mi
- Hornbeam Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.8 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 23
- war memorial: 4.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 13.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Old Fort Western: 13.8 mi
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 13.8 mi
Museums: 18
- Readfield Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 10.8 mi
- Klahr Center: 11.9 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 13.3 mi
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 12
- Fisher Man: 4.5 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 13.4 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 13.7 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 13.7 mi
- Samantha Smith: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 8
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 13.5 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 13.9 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 15.0 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 8
- Liberty Bell: 13.7 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 14.4 mi
- Dummer House: 14.4 mi
- Lebanon Masonic Lodge 116: 20.6 mi
- Kiddie Land: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 6
- Town Beach: 3.8 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 5.7 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 8.8 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 9.2 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Whittemore Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 22.4 mi
- The Bluff: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Torsey Shore Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Hill | N 5° | 367 m | 11.2 mi |
| McGaffey Mountain | NNE 15° | 360 m | 7.0 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | NNE 15° | 359 m | 8.7 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 19° | 343 m | 8.2 mi |
| Moose Hill | WNW 296° | 339 m | 7.6 mi |
| Martin Hill | NNE 17° | 324 m | 11.8 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | N 356° | 313 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hoyt Hill | N 1° | 311 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:16 | 16:04 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore Falls 1 E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1362777611
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