Nature reserve · Maine
Biddle Preserve
Biddle Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Beech Hill stands 165 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird Playground, a park 0.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Midcoast Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates44.04611, -69.62125
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bird Playground: 0.9 mi
- Sherman Lake Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Wiscasset Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Sherman Park: 3.4 mi
- Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Aranyani Santuary: 1.3 mi
- F. Cunningham Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Midcoast Conservancy Land: 2.0 mi
- Griggs Preserve: 2.0 mi
- O'Brien Preserve: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Haggett Hill: 3.5 mi
- Mount Hunger: 5.1 mi
- Hunt Hill: 5.1 mi
- Cushman Hill: 5.4 mi
- Call Hill: 6.0 mi
Museums: 44
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum: 1.0 mi
- Center School: 2.4 mi
- Lincoln County Museum: 3.1 mi
- Nickels-Sortwell House: 3.7 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Castle Tucker: 3.9 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 4.0 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 30
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 4.4 mi
- The Barn: 7.5 mi
- Goats: 9.9 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 9.9 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 26
- Walker's Beach: 14.0 mi
- Sand Cove Beach: 14.5 mi
- Cole Beach: 15.6 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 15.6 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 19
- Sunken Garden: 3.7 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 12.1 mi
- Miller School Garden: 12.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 14.0 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Hockomock Head: 12.2 mi
- Morse Point: 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 14.1 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 20.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Biddle Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Hill | NNW 345° | 165 m | 11.8 mi |
| Givens Hill | N 359° | 165 m | 16.4 mi |
| Haskell Hill | NNE 32° | 148 m | 14.6 mi |
| Blinn Hill | NNW 331° | 135 m | 6.1 mi |
| Palmer Hill | NNW 348° | 125 m | 6.6 mi |
| Dyer Hill | NNE 23° | 125 m | 8.0 mi |
| Lunts Hill | WNW 303° | 122 m | 17.0 mi |
| Crocker Hill | N 353° | 120 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:16 | 16:04 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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