Nature reserve · Maine
Colby Preserve
Colby Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 36 m. Blinn Hill stands 135 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Property, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 36 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boothbay Region Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.95134, -69.59282
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Church Property: 1.2 mi
- Lallis Property: 1.3 mi
- Ripley Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Zak Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Schmid Land Preserve: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Mount Hunger: 1.7 mi
- Haggett Hill: 3.2 mi
- High Head: 3.2 mi
- Smith Hill: 4.0 mi
- Doggett Castle: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Sherman Lake Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Ellingwood Park: 4.2 mi
- Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site: 4.3 mi
- Wright Landing: 4.5 mi
- Sherman Park: 5.1 mi
Museums: 38
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 3.3 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 3.7 mi
- Nickels-Sortwell House: 5.1 mi
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 5.3 mi
- Bristol History Center: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Bristol War Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 4.3 mi
- Castle Tucker: 5.2 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 5.6 mi
- Boothbay Civil War Soldier Monument: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 28
- Sand Cove Beach: 7.8 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 9.4 mi
- Hotel Beach: 9.7 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 9.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 27
- Goats: 3.6 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 3.7 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 3.7 mi
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 14
- Sunken Garden: 5.1 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.9 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 8.9 mi
- The Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Morse Point: 18.0 mi
- Burnt Head: 19.2 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 11.1 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 11.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Colby Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn Hill | NNW 340° | 135 m | 12.6 mi |
| Palmer Hill | NNW 348° | 125 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dyer Hill | N 7° | 125 m | 14.0 mi |
| Crocker Hill | N 350° | 120 m | 14.1 mi |
| Jones Hill | N 3° | 111 m | 17.3 mi |
| Eugley Hill | NNE 29° | 107 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hunt Hill | NNE 15° | 106 m | 10.0 mi |
| Call Hill | NW 324° | 105 m | 11.5 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 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| 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 | 24 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wiscasset AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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