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Brookhaven Preserve

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Brookhaven Preserve from directly overhead

Brookhaven Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 300 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Otterbrook Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Presumpscot Regional Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates43.82043, -70.42844

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Donnabeth Lippman Park: 2.0 mi
  • Dundee Park: 2.1 mi
  • Town Hall Park & Playground: 2.2 mi
  • Pettingill Pond Water Access: 2.6 mi
  • Lincoln Field: 2.7 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Beaches: 57
  • Rec Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Raymond Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Rich Memorial Town Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Wilkies Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Crescent Beach: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Cumberland Farmers Club: 7.0 mi
  • Turtles: 8.4 mi
  • Eagles: 8.4 mi
  • Great Horned Owl: 8.4 mi
  • Raven: 8.4 mi
Museums: 40
Artworks: 30
  • Tractor: 9.2 mi
  • Athlete Sculptures: 9.5 mi
  • Wire Globe: 9.7 mi
  • Chalk Art Wall: 9.9 mi
  • Can't Stop Hip Hop: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Fryes Leap: 5.0 mi
  • Pismire Bluff: 11.4 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 16.9 mi
  • The Cliffs: 17.0 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Presumpscot Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Steep Falls: 11.8 mi
  • First Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Hiram Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Davis Spring: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Brookhaven Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake MountainNNW 344°300 m10.5 mi
Raymond HillN 357°204 m8.8 mi
Ledge HillN 4°202 m10.4 mi
Tarkiln HillN 359°197 m6.9 mi
Mitchell HillNNW 331°190 m10.4 mi
Atherton HillE 88°178 m3.7 mi
Oak HillWSW 247°176 m8.6 mi
Dutton HillENE 65°175 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0019:4420:28
September equinox06:3018:0318:41
December solstice07:1315:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435565706962493827
Precip in3.53.54.04.43.64.54.33.64.15.44.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windham 2NW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/863310265

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