Nature reserve · Maine
Bass Rock Preserve
Bass Rock Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Clarry Hill stands 197 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lupine Field, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.95628, -69.44559
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lupine Field: 0.8 mi
- Moxie Cove Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Todd Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Hatchtown Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Elizabeth Noyce Preserve: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Ellingwood Park: 3.2 mi
- Duryea Morton Audubon Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Samoset Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- Hanna Landing: 6.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 6.8 mi
Peaks
- Johnston Hill: 4.0 mi
- Delano Hill: 5.7 mi
- Lookout Hill: 6.4 mi
- Mount Hunger: 8.1 mi
- Haggett Hill: 8.6 mi
Museums: 45
- Bristol History Center: 4.7 mi
- Friendship Museum: 5.9 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 6.7 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 7.0 mi
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 27
- Walker's Beach: 4.2 mi
- Sand Cove Beach: 9.6 mi
- Drift Inn Beach: 10.2 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 12.3 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 25
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 4.2 mi
- Sumaria Event Center: 6.2 mi
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site: 6.6 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 6.9 mi
- Goats: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 25
- Recycle Art: 9.2 mi
- Scouting Owl: 11.3 mi
- Meredith Tree: 11.4 mi
- Headwind: 11.6 mi
- My Story: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Bristol War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Samoset Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Fort William Henry: 6.7 mi
- All Wars Monument: 8.7 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 10
- Miller School Garden: 10.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.4 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 13.3 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Burnt Head: 15.1 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 15.2 mi
- Hockomock Head: 16.0 mi
- The Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Morse Point: 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 18.1 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 18.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Bass Rock Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarry Hill | NNE 20° | 197 m | 17.7 mi |
| Benner Hill | NE 52° | 188 m | 19.3 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | NE 38° | 187 m | 19.7 mi |
| Haskell Hill | N 357° | 148 m | 18.6 mi |
| Blinn Hill | NW 315° | 135 m | 16.4 mi |
| Dyer Hill | NNW 337° | 125 m | 14.7 mi |
| Palmer Hill | NW 321° | 125 m | 16.2 mi |
| Crocker Hill | NW 325° | 120 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 17:59 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:16 | 16:03 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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