Nature reserve · Maine
Cross River Preserve
Cross River Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Blinn Hill stands 135 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boothbay Region Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.91667, -69.61935
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Zak Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Saunders Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Scully Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Peat Bog: 1.8 mi
- Lallis Property: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Smith Hill: 1.4 mi
- High Head: 2.2 mi
- Kenniston Hill: 2.2 mi
- Doggett Castle: 3.5 mi
- Turkey Hill: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Clifford Park: 2.8 mi
- Boothbay Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Boothbay Common: 2.9 mi
- Shipbuilder's Park: 4.1 mi
- Wright Landing: 4.3 mi
Museums: 35
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 0.7 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 1.0 mi
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 4.0 mi
- Boothbay Region Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- NeKrangan II Museum: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 2.9 mi
- Boothbay Civil War Soldier Monument: 2.9 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Fire Fighter Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Boothbay Harbor War Memorial: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 28
- Sand Cove Beach: 6.1 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 7.1 mi
- Hotel Beach: 7.1 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 7.2 mi
- Cole Beach: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 27
- Goats: 1.0 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 1.0 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 1.0 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 18
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 6.4 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 10.2 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 6.9 mi
- Morse Point: 15.3 mi
- The Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Burnt Head: 18.8 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 18.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 9.1 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 9.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Cross River Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn Hill | NNW 348° | 135 m | 14.6 mi |
| Palmer Hill | N 355° | 125 m | 15.5 mi |
| Dyer Hill | N 10° | 125 m | 16.6 mi |
| Crocker Hill | N 356° | 120 m | 16.3 mi |
| Hunt Hill | NNE 18° | 106 m | 12.7 mi |
| Call Hill | NNW 335° | 105 m | 12.9 mi |
| Cordwood Hill | NE 39° | 102 m | 15.9 mi |
| Johnston Hill | NE 55° | 92 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:17 | 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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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