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Davis Stream Preserve

Davis Stream Preserve from directly overhead

Davis Stream Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Ragged Mountain stands 390 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Damariscotta Lake State Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Midcoast Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates44.20427, -69.45121

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Damariscotta Lake State Park: 0.5 mi
  • Dyer Long Pond Access: 3.9 mi
  • Clary Lake Access: 4.3 mi
  • Washington Pond Boat Launch: 5.7 mi
  • Nelson-Butterfield Park: 6.9 mi
Peaks
Museums: 41
Attractions: 22
  • The Barn: 7.2 mi
  • Midway Area: 9.1 mi
  • Demolition Derby Pit: 9.1 mi
  • Kiddie Land: 9.1 mi
  • Damariscotta River Cruises: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
Beaches: 14
  • Walker's Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Shirt Tail Point: 18.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Goodie's Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Laite Memorial Beach: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 1
  • Wiley's Corner Spring: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bond Brook Falls: 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Davis Stream Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ragged MountainE 88°390 m14.9 mi
Bald MountainE 84°384 m15.7 mi
Little Ragged Mountain SummitE 85°375 m14.8 mi
Hatchet MountainENE 74°330 m14.2 mi
Pleasant MountainE 95°313 m13.5 mi
Spruce MountainE 93°291 m14.0 mi
Simmons HillENE 69°288 m12.4 mi
Philbrick MountainENE 70°284 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1218:50
June solstice04:5519:4120:26
September equinox06:2617:5918:37
December solstice07:1115:1516:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533445563696861493929
Precip in3.83.64.34.23.84.33.43.34.25.04.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1354096296

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