Whippoorwill Woods
Whippoorwill Woods is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Hunt Hill stands 153 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Brewer Woods, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Freeport Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Brewer Woods: 0.4 mi
- Field Estuary Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Pettengill Farm: 1.5 mi
- Tidebrook Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Mitchell Ledge Farm: 1.7 mi
- Organic Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Organic Vegetable Fields: 0.9 mi
- FCS Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Freeport Community Garden (at Elm Street): 2.8 mi
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Porter's Landing: 1.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 1.9 mi
- Leon Gorman Park: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Discovery Park: 2.8 mi
- Torrey Hill: 2.3 mi
- Kelsey Hill: 2.4 mi
- Brimstone Hill: 3.0 mi
- Winston Hill: 3.2 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Old Farmhouse Foundation: 2.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Schooner Windfall: 3.0 mi
- Eartha: 5.5 mi
- Monument E: 6.1 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 2.7 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 2.7 mi
- Big Indian: 4.4 mi
- Desert of Maine: 5.1 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 7.3 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 6.0 mi
- Sea Cove Beach: 6.9 mi
- Coffin Pond: 6.9 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 8.6 mi
- Thomas Point Beach: 9.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 5.7 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 5.7 mi
- Time Out: 6.9 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.0 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 7.1 mi
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- Desert of Maine Farm Museum: 5.1 mi
- Yarmouth Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum: 7.1 mi
- White Head Cliff: 14.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Morse Point: 14.8 mi
- Cod Ledges: 15.2 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 15.4 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 13.5 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 13.6 mi
- Bug Light: 15.2 mi
- First Falls: 6.4 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 13.2 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Whippoorwill Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Hill | W 275° | 153 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bradbury Mountain | NW 307° | 143 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bruce Hill | W 266° | 136 m | 10.4 mi |
| Walnut Hill | W 271° | 129 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tryon Mountain | NW 309° | 119 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pisgah Hill | WNW 303° | 115 m | 10.4 mi |
| Tate Hill | NNE 16° | 109 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cox Pinnacle | N 359° | 108 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:19 | 16:06 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick NAS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1348253029
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