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Wayne and Halvor Merrill Forest

Wayne and Halvor Merrill Forest from directly overhead

Wayne and Halvor Merrill Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hadlock Community Forest 3, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine

How to reach it

Coordinates43.78021, -70.27477

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Hurricane Valley Farm: 1.6 mi
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Riverton Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Medical Herbal Garden: 6.8 mi
Parks
  • Cumberland County Fair: 2.2 mi
  • Falmouth Community Park: 2.2 mi
  • Huston School Park: 2.5 mi
  • Twin Brook Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • West Cumberland Recreation Complex: 3.1 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Attractions: 51
Museums: 40
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 9
  • White Head Cliff: 10.2 mi
  • The Cliffs: 10.3 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 10.5 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 10.6 mi
  • Fryes Leap: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Presumpscot Falls: 4.1 mi
  • First Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 17.7 mi
  • Steep Falls: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Davis Spring: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Wayne and Halvor Merrill Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillNW 306°178 m4.9 mi
Dutton HillNW 325°175 m5.8 mi
Adams HillNW 320°174 m9.1 mi
Hunt HillNNW 332°153 m5.7 mi
Blackstrap HillWSW 238°151 m2.7 mi
Baker MountainWNW 302°149 m6.2 mi
Leighton HillSW 232°145 m3.6 mi
Boody HillNW 314°145 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0019:4320:27
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:1315:2016:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533445464706961493928
Precip in3.53.34.04.43.64.73.73.84.35.44.74.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gray, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/617249092

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