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Whitney

Whitney from directly overhead

Whitney is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Mount Tom stands 519 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornwall Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 24 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Western Foothills Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.24493, -70.49409

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Courthouse Square: 1.2 mi
  • Willard Park: 1.2 mi
  • Paris River Park: 1.4 mi
  • Stony Brook Nature Area: 1.6 mi
  • Moore Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 39
  • Oxford County Fairground: 4.1 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 9.3 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 11.5 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 13.1 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 16
  • Paris Hill Historical Society: 1.2 mi
  • Herbon Historical Society: 5.5 mi
  • Poland Historical Society: 13.5 mi
  • Poland Spring Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Auburn Fire Department Museum: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Gage Rice Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Otisfield Town Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 8
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 2.3 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 17.0 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Kezar Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Kees Falls: 23.4 mi
  • The Falls: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cooper Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 4.6 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Whitney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomN 10°519 m6.4 mi
Streaked MountainE 88°512 m3.7 mi
Spruce HillsN 10°475 m6.1 mi
The PinnacleN 4°459 m5.6 mi
Noyes MountainWNW 294°458 m7.9 mi
Ryerson HillNNE 23°425 m3.5 mi
Singepole MountainESE 122°424 m2.6 mi
Owls HeadE 82°422 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5919:4620:30
September equinox06:3018:0318:41
December solstice07:1515:1916:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192230425463696860483726
Precip in3.63.03.84.23.84.43.93.53.95.14.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Turner, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/611311224

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