Nature reserve · Maine
Walpole Woods
Walpole Woods is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Blinn Hill stands 135 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Falls Brook Preserve, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.95912, -69.55330
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Little Falls Brook Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Ripley Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Colby Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Land: 2.2 mi
- Spring Hill Farm: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Ellingwood Park: 2.2 mi
- Sherman Lake Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Riverside Park: 5.2 mi
- Newcastle Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Mount Hunger: 2.8 mi
- Haggett Hill: 3.8 mi
- High Head: 5.3 mi
- Smith Hill: 5.8 mi
- Doggett Castle: 6.1 mi
Museums: 47
- Bristol History Center: 4.3 mi
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 4.8 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 5.2 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 5.2 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Bristol War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 5.7 mi
- Fort William Henry: 5.9 mi
- Castle Tucker: 6.5 mi
- Samoset Memorial: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 30
- Sand Cove Beach: 8.2 mi
- Walker's Beach: 9.5 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 10.2 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 10.8 mi
- Hotel Beach: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 27
- Goats: 5.1 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 5.2 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 5.2 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 5.2 mi
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 15
- Sunken Garden: 6.4 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Miller School Garden: 12.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 10.9 mi
- The Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Burnt Head: 18.3 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 18.3 mi
- Morse Point: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 13.1 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 13.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Walpole Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn Hill | NNW 331° | 135 m | 13.0 mi |
| Palmer Hill | NNW 339° | 125 m | 13.4 mi |
| Dyer Hill | N 359° | 125 m | 13.4 mi |
| Crocker Hill | NNW 342° | 120 m | 14.0 mi |
| Jones Hill | N 357° | 111 m | 16.8 mi |
| Stahls Hill | ENE 58° | 110 m | 16.0 mi |
| Eugley Hill | NNE 23° | 107 m | 13.6 mi |
| Hunt Hill | N 4° | 106 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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