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The Forks Rest Area

The Forks Rest Area from directly overhead

The Forks Rest Area is a rest area in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Coburn Mountain stands 1,055 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Forks Plantation N Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.

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Getting there

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Coordinates45.33689, -69.96732
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 32
  • The Forks Plantation N Public Reserved Land: 0.7 mi
  • Moxie Gore Public Reserved Land: 1.1 mi
  • West Forks SW Public Reserved Land: 4.3 mi
  • West Forks Central Public Reserved Land: 5.3 mi
  • The Forks Plantation S Public Reserved Land: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 16.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 16.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 17.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 17.7 mi
  • Northeast Whitewater: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Moxie Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Cold Stream Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Grand Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Long Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 16.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Quimby Field: 19.9 mi
  • Doe Pond Access: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Parlin Pond Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Attean View Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Big Wilson Cliffs: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of The Forks Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coburn MountainNW1,055 m11.9 mi
Big Moose MountainNE967 m16.0 mi
Moxie MountainSSE893 m9.7 mi
Bean Brook MountainNNW815 m15.9 mi
Johnson MountainNW811 m9.5 mi
Granny CapWNW806 m11.1 mi
Stewart MountainSSW773 m17.2 mi
Shutdown MountainWNW755 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5319:4720:32
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1715:1116:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1101311983

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