Crawford Rest Area
Crawford Rest Area is a rest area in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Washington Bald Mountain stands 286 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaverdam Stream Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Depatment of Transportation
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Woodcock Habitat · 24 mi
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harmon Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Day Hill: 2.9 mi
- Grey Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Breakneck Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Pineo Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Beaverdam Stream Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Number 21 Plt S Public Reserved Land: 8.5 mi
- Vining Lake Community Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Number 21 Plt N Public Reserved Land: 9.3 mi
- Reynolds Family Forest: 12.2 mi
- First Chain Lake Boat Access: 5.7 mi
- Alexander Art Trail: 7.1 mi
- Cathance Lake Access: 9.8 mi
- Bog Lake Access: 11.2 mi
- Meddybemps Lake Boat Access: 13.1 mi
- Little River Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Northeast Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 22.3 mi
- The Rim: 22.6 mi
- Bowers Pitch: 22.6 mi
- Indian Township Museum: 16.4 mi
- Chocolate Museum: 21.2 mi
- Tourism New Brunswick: 21.3 mi
- Gates House Museum: 23.7 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 24.8 mi
- Little Falls: 13.2 mi
- Big Falls: 13.9 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 14.3 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 21.3 mi
- Campbell Shore: 14.1 mi
- Hold Shore: 14.1 mi
- Dawn Marie Beach: 16.0 mi
- Big Sand Beach: 22.1 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 21.3 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 24.4 mi
- Shipwreck: 24.7 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 24.7 mi
- Princeton War Monument: 15.6 mi
- Pikewoods Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Crawford Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Bald Mountain | WNW 294° | 286 m | 16.3 mi |
| Fifth Lake Mountain | WNW 283° | 278 m | 19.7 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | WSW 241° | 242 m | 16.3 mi |
| Knox Mountain | W 276° | 239 m | 14.5 mi |
| Amazon Mountain | NNW 340° | 238 m | 18.1 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | W 281° | 237 m | 15.4 mi |
| Harmon Mountain | NW 314° | 230 m | 2.5 mi |
| Little River Mountain | NW 317° | 219 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:04 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 19:36 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:51 | 18:30 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9106065577
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