Boot Head Preserve
Boot Head Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Pughole Mountain stands 118 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Boot Cove Beach, a beach 0.7 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 8 mi
- Woodcock Habitat · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jims Head: 0.7 mi
- Boot Head: 0.7 mi
- The Crows Nest: 1.2 mi
- Batch Head: 1.6 mi
- Benny's Mountain: 1.7 mi
- State Park Property: 2.5 mi
- Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area (Lily Lake Unit): 5.5 mi
- Alan Brooks Salt Pond: 5.6 mi
- Klondike Mountain Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Mays Brook Cove: 4.3 mi
- South Bay Narrows: 4.7 mi
- Red Point Island: 5.0 mi
- West Quoddy Head Light Park: 5.4 mi
- Old Farm Point Shorefront Park: 5.6 mi
- Boot Cove Beach: 0.7 mi
- Mowry Beach: 6.4 mi
- Raccoon Beach: 8.0 mi
- Friars Bay Beach: 8.8 mi
- Herring Cove Beach: 8.8 mi
- Black Head: 6.7 mi
- Estes Head: 8.9 mi
- Fairy Head: 9.4 mi
- Todd Head: 10.3 mi
- Kendall Head: 11.7 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 6.9 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 7.0 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 9.9 mi
- Barracks Museum: 9.9 mi
- Waponahki Museum: 13.0 mi
- Eastport Historic District: 9.9 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 9.9 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 9.9 mi
- Shipwreck: 10.5 mi
- Old Sow whirlpool: 11.1 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 5.4 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 9.6 mi
- Abandoned Coast Guard Life Saving Station: 15.8 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 6.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 7.0 mi
- Fisherman: 9.9 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 9.9 mi
- Nature's Grace: 9.9 mi
- Day Use Area: 7.5 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 21.0 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 21.0 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Boot Head Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pughole Mountain | WNW 289° | 118 m | 8.4 mi |
| Little Allan Mountain | NW 313° | 117 m | 18.9 mi |
| Beech Hill | NNE 11° | 99 m | 13.0 mi |
| Porcupine Mountain | NNW 343° | 99 m | 14.3 mi |
| Yellowbirch Mountain | W 275° | 98 m | 6.8 mi |
| Woodruff Mountain | WSW 257° | 93 m | 16.4 mi |
| Crane Mountain | WNW 302° | 82 m | 8.1 mi |
| Estey Mountain | W 276° | 82 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:43 | 19:33 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:49 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:02 | 15:51 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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