Nature reserve · Maine
Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat
Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. McGaffey Mountain stands 360 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.40346, -69.68386
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat: 0.5 mi
- Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat: 0.8 mi
- Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat: 1.2 mi
- Reynolds Forest: 1.9 mi
- Seawards Mills Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Cross Hill: 1.8 mi
- Taber Hill: 3.7 mi
- Ricker Hill: 4.0 mi
- Quaker Hill: 5.0 mi
- Bolton Hill: 5.5 mi
Parks
- Sidney Recreation Fields: 2.0 mi
- Three Mile Pond Access: 3.7 mi
- Bicentennial Nature Park: 4.4 mi
- Vassalboro Town Forest & Recreational Fields: 4.8 mi
- Fred Savage Park - City of Augusta: 6.1 mi
Museums: 21
- Klahr Center: 7.1 mi
- Old Fort Western: 7.4 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 8.1 mi
- Maine State Museum: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Old Fort Western: 7.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 7.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 8.1 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 14
- Liberty Bell: 8.2 mi
- Kiddie Land: 9.2 mi
- Midway Area: 9.3 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 9.3 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 12
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 7.1 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 7.5 mi
- Samantha Smith: 8.3 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 8.3 mi
- River Stone: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 7
- Loon Cove: 6.2 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 7.2 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 7.3 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 6
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 6.9 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 12.1 mi
- Town Beach: 13.4 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 15.2 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Hogback Ledge: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGaffey Mountain | WNW 304° | 360 m | 16.2 mi |
| Round Top | NW 308° | 343 m | 16.1 mi |
| Patrick Mountain | ESE 116° | 266 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sanford Hill | ENE 77° | 262 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cunningham Mountain | ESE 112° | 252 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bowen Hill | WNW 287° | 238 m | 15.3 mi |
| French's Mountain | NW 315° | 224 m | 16.4 mi |
| Yallaly Hill | NW 307° | 223 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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