Chesley Meadows Preserve
Chesley Meadows Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Ledge Hill stands 202 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Runaround Pond Recreation Area, a park 0.2 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Royal River Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 25.8 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Runaround Pond Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- Durham River Park: 2.8 mi
- Bradbury Mountain State Park: 3.7 mi
- Durham Boat Launch: 4.1 mi
- Pinewoods Roads Sports Complex: 4.9 mi
- Bowie Hill: 1.8 mi
- Libby Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bibber Hill: 2.9 mi
- Tryon Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bradbury Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pownal Town Woodlot: 3.1 mi
- Town Land: 3.3 mi
- Katherine Breton Memorial Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Talking Brook Public Land: 3.7 mi
- Elmwood Road Boulders Conservation Easement: 4.0 mi
- Cutting Garden: 5.3 mi
- Sensation Garden: 5.3 mi
- Lilac Garden: 5.5 mi
- The Garden at Pineland Farms: 5.6 mi
- Freeport Community Garden (at Elm Street): 7.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Old Farmhouse Foundation: 7.7 mi
- Bonney Park: 9.9 mi
- Harold Libbey Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Eartha: 10.1 mi
- Bradbury Mountain State Park: 3.8 mi
- Pineland Farms Corn Maize: 5.0 mi
- Desert of Maine: 6.7 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 7.5 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 7.5 mi
- Coffin Pond: 9.3 mi
- Wilkies Beach: 9.7 mi
- Lower Range Pond Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 12.6 mi
- Tripp Lake Beach: 13.8 mi
- The Butterfly & Insect Museum: 6.4 mi
- Desert of Maine Farm Museum: 6.6 mi
- Warden Museum: 8.8 mi
- Auburn Fire Department Museum: 9.6 mi
- Yarmouth Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Frog Rock: 8.4 mi
- Can't Stop Hip Hop: 10.0 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 10.2 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 10.4 mi
- Holy Trinty: 10.6 mi
- Pismire Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Fryes Leap: 18.7 mi
- Hockomock Head: 21.0 mi
- White Head Cliff: 21.4 mi
- The Cliffs: 21.5 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 19.3 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 19.4 mi
- Bug Light: 20.9 mi
- First Falls: 10.8 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 16.9 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Chesley Meadows Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledge Hill | W 275° | 202 m | 12.0 mi |
| Shaker Hill | WNW 290° | 187 m | 10.1 mi |
| Ricker Hill | WNW 297° | 183 m | 10.5 mi |
| Range Hill | WNW 290° | 178 m | 10.8 mi |
| Dutton Hill | SW 229° | 175 m | 11.2 mi |
| Adams Hill | WSW 245° | 174 m | 12.1 mi |
| Woodbury Hill | NNW 326° | 168 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bailey Hill | NW 309° | 164 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:43 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/383206125
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