Birch Island South Preserve
Birch Island South Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Bradbury Mountain stands 143 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Helen and Walter Norton Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Helen and Walter Norton Preserve: 0.8 mi
- White Island Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Hackett and Minot Trails: 1.6 mi
- Wilson’s Cove Trail Conservation Easement: 1.7 mi
- Widgeon Cove Trail Conservation Easement: 2.0 mi
- Municipal Hiking Trail Parking Lot: 2.6 mi
- Mitchell Field: 2.9 mi
- Houghton Graves Park: 4.3 mi
- Trufant-Summerton Ballfield: 4.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.4 mi
- Organic Vegetable Fields: 3.1 mi
- Organic Gardens: 3.2 mi
- FCS Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Freeport Community Garden (at Elm Street): 5.5 mi
- Coffin Street Garden: 6.6 mi
- Long Reach Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Fales Hill: 4.3 mi
- Brimstone Hill: 4.5 mi
- Torrey Hill: 5.0 mi
- Kelsey Hill: 5.1 mi
- Old Farmhouse Foundation: 4.8 mi
- Schooner Windfall: 4.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Monument E: 5.3 mi
- Bowdoin War Memorial: 6.7 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 5.4 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 5.4 mi
- Thunderhole: 6.6 mi
- Big Indian: 6.7 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 7.0 mi
- Sea Cove Beach: 4.8 mi
- Coffin Pond: 7.3 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 7.4 mi
- Thomas Point Beach: 8.0 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 8.9 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 5.7 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.4 mi
- Time Out: 6.5 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 6.7 mi
- Scenting the Wind: 6.8 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 1.7 mi
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum: 6.7 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum: 6.8 mi
- Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum: 6.9 mi
- Morse Point: 12.2 mi
- Hockomock Head: 13.9 mi
- White Head Cliff: 14.9 mi
- The Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Cod Ledges: 15.5 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 11.6 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 11.7 mi
- Bug Light: 15.8 mi
- First Falls: 8.4 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Birch Island South Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradbury Mountain | NW 305° | 143 m | 10.3 mi |
| Walnut Hill | W 276° | 129 m | 12.5 mi |
| Tryon Mountain | NW 306° | 119 m | 11.3 mi |
| Tate Hill | N 4° | 109 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cox Pinnacle | NNW 343° | 108 m | 9.0 mi |
| Marston Hill | WNW 295° | 108 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bibber Hill | NW 309° | 105 m | 10.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 348° | 85 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:19 | 16:06 |
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 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick NAS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1348422583
Day trips start here
- Gorham · 24 mi
- Poland · 25 mi
- Buxton · 28 mi
- Old Orchard Beach · 28 mi
- Standish · 28 mi
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