Vining Lake Community Preserve
Vining Lake Community Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Harmon Mountain stands 230 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathance Lake Access, a park 0.7 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Downeast Coastal Conservancy
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Woodcock Habitat · 15 mi
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cooper Hill: 3.0 mi
- Round Lake Hills: 5.1 mi
- Pineo Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Big Allan Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Conner Hill: 5.8 mi
- Cathance Lake Access: 0.7 mi
- Patrick Lake Boating Access: 6.5 mi
- Meddybemps Lake Boat Access: 7.8 mi
- Alexander Art Trail: 8.0 mi
- Bog Lake Access: 9.5 mi
- Number 14 Twp N Public Reserved Land: 4.1 mi
- Number 14 Twp S Public Reserved Land: 5.3 mi
- Reynolds Family Forest: 5.4 mi
- Public Reserved Land: 6.1 mi
- Venture Brook Community Forest: 9.1 mi
- Huckins Beach: 19.7 mi
- Campbell Shore: 19.8 mi
- Hold Shore: 19.9 mi
- Navy Bar: 20.9 mi
- Davis Beach: 20.9 mi
- The Rim: 16.1 mi
- Brooks Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Frost Head: 19.5 mi
- Little River Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Black Head: 19.9 mi
- Gates House Museum: 17.4 mi
- Chocolate Museum: 19.0 mi
- Tourism New Brunswick: 19.0 mi
- Waponahki Museum: 19.7 mi
- Indian Township Museum: 21.2 mi
- Shipwreck: 15.7 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 16.0 mi
- Old Sow whirlpool: 22.6 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 22.7 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 22.8 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 15.2 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 16.0 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 16.1 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 16.1 mi
- Little Falls: 21.3 mi
- Princeton War Monument: 20.3 mi
- Saint Croix Island International Historic Site: 20.9 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 23.4 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 23.5 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 24.2 mi
- Nature's Grace: 22.8 mi
- Fisherman: 22.9 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 22.9 mi
- Civil War Monument: 23.4 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 23.6 mi
- Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Crawford Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Pikewoods Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Vining Lake Community Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmon Mountain | WNW 299° | 230 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cooper Hill | NNW 342° | 217 m | 3.0 mi |
| Breakneck Mountain | NNW 346° | 198 m | 7.6 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | W 266° | 196 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pineo Mountain | N 349° | 192 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pocomoonshine Mountain | NNW 338° | 186 m | 16.4 mi |
| Rye Hill | N 5° | 177 m | 12.3 mi |
| Kendall Mountain | N 350° | 174 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 19:35 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:51 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:03 | 15:52 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wesley, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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