Nature reserve · Maine
Turnpike Road
Turnpike Road is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Simmons Hill stands 288 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Clary Lake Access, a park 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates44.20030, -69.53170
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Clary Lake Access: 0.5 mi
- Dyer Long Pond Access: 0.9 mi
- Damariscotta Lake State Park: 3.8 mi
- Midway Area: 6.7 mi
- Damariscotta Lake Access: 6.7 mi
Peaks
- Brooks Turner Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bodge Hill: 2.0 mi
- Jones Hill: 2.1 mi
- Peter Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Dyer Hill: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Musquash Pond Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Maguire Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Hidden Valley Nature Center: 3.2 mi
- Happy Farm Conservation Easement: 3.5 mi
- CEI Easement: 4.0 mi
Museums: 44
- Windsor Fair Museum: 6.7 mi
- Center School: 9.3 mi
- Waldoborough Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum: 10.7 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 30
- The Barn: 4.1 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 6.7 mi
- Midway Area: 6.7 mi
- Kiddie Land: 6.7 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 26
- Recycle Art: 10.6 mi
- Samantha Smith: 14.4 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 14.4 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 14.4 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 14.1 mi
- Old Fort Western: 14.3 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 12
- Walker's Beach: 18.1 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 19.3 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 19.9 mi
- Shirt Tail Point: 22.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 11
- Miller School Garden: 10.2 mi
- Loon Cove: 10.3 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 12.1 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 12.2 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- The Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 22.0 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 22.3 mi
- Hogback Ledge: 23.0 mi
- Hockomock Head: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 14.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 20.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Turnpike Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons Hill | ENE 73° | 288 m | 16.3 mi |
| Jones Hill | ENE 73° | 282 m | 16.0 mi |
| Patrick Mountain | NE 34° | 266 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cunningham Mountain | NE 35° | 252 m | 10.5 mi |
| Coon Mountain | NE 42° | 248 m | 15.4 mi |
| Coggans Hill | ENE 73° | 245 m | 11.6 mi |
| Barrett Hill | E 83° | 208 m | 13.9 mi |
| Clarry Hill | E 91° | 197 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 17:59 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:15 | 16:03 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
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