Nature reserve · Maine
Appleton Preserve
Appleton Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the east-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is St. George River Access, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georges River Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.30554, -69.22206
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- St. George River Access: 0.3 mi
- Magog Falls Trail Conservation Easement: 0.6 mi
- Hall Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Hall Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Hatchet Mountain Preserve: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Simmons Hill: 2.5 mi
- Philbrick Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Jones Hill: 2.7 mi
- Johnson Hill: 2.9 mi
- Moody Mountain: 3.6 mi
Parks
- True Park: 4.3 mi
- Lincolnville Veterans Park: 5.8 mi
- Breezemere Park: 5.9 mi
- Stevens Pond: 6.5 mi
- Union Fairgrounds: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 38
- Shirt Tail Point: 8.9 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 10.7 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 10.7 mi
- Ducktrap Beach: 10.8 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 11.1 mi
Museums: 35
- Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage: 6.9 mi
- Union Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Knox Mill Museum: 10.1 mi
- Conway House Museum: 10.2 mi
- Mary Meeker Cramer Museum: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 12
- Dome home: 14.2 mi
- Giant Pines: 15.3 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 15.3 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 15.5 mi
- Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Maiden Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 7.6 mi
- Hogback Ledge: 11.7 mi
- Spruce Head: 12.0 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 8
- Tanglewood Garden: 9.6 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 13.1 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 13.4 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 15.0 mi
- Miller School Garden: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 7
- Andre the Seal: 11.0 mi
- Puffin Wall: 14.9 mi
- Seagull: 14.9 mi
- Lobster: 15.1 mi
- Sphere: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 13.3 mi
- Cannon: 14.6 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 21.7 mi
- Fort Pownall: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Monroe Falls: 22.2 mi
- Vinal Falls: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 11.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Appleton Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | ESE 120° | 419 m | 8.8 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SSE 151° | 390 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 141° | 384 m | 6.8 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | SSE 149° | 375 m | 6.6 mi |
| Frye Mountain | N 1° | 342 m | 11.8 mi |
| Spears Mountain | N 359° | 336 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | ESE 107° | 331 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | SE 144° | 330 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
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 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Rockport 1 NNW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/833666895
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- Bucksport · 28 mi
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