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Mothers Beach

Mothers Beach from directly overhead

Mothers Beach is a beach in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Middle Peak stands 263 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mother's Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

beach in York County, Maine, United States

Wikidata Q33327731, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
0 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.34366, -70.49901
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Strawberry Island Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Madelyn Marx Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • Gooch's Creek Preserve: 0.9 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 1.8 mi
  • James Woods: 2.0 mi
Peaks
  • Great Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Casino Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Crow Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Coles Hill: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Lower Village Park: 1.4 mi
  • Silas Perkins Park: 1.6 mi
  • River Green: 1.6 mi
  • Grist Mill Property: 1.8 mi
  • Rogers Pond Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 50
Beaches: 46
Artworks: 21
  • Our Forebearers of the Coast: 1.6 mi
  • Fairy Village: 16.7 mi
  • Big Easy Chair: 21.8 mi
  • Sherwood Cairn Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Snake Eyes: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Memorial Garden: 10.4 mi
  • South Berwick Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Somersworth Community Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Sanford Community Garden: 19.0 mi
  • The Garden at Gull Crest: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 4
  • Orris Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 14.5 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Fort McClary Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Mothers Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle PeakWNW 282°263 m14.8 mi
Bauneg Beg MountainW 281°262 m14.6 mi
North PeakWNW 283°250 m14.8 mi
Mount AgamenticusSW 229°210 m12.8 mi
Yeaton HillNW 311°181 m15.9 mi
Second HillSW 230°167 m12.1 mi
Third HillSW 229°159 m11.4 mi
Grant HillNNW 326°146 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1718:54
June solstice05:0219:4320:27
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:1215:2316:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425262676659483929
Precip in3.63.74.74.74.24.73.93.93.95.64.24.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kennebunkport, 2 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 8.84 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Kennebunkport, ME, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/788922153

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