Nature reserve · Maine
Douglas Memorial Woods
Douglas Memorial Woods is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixon Road Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Great Works Regional Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.12933, -70.79441
- 4.1 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Independence Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 22.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dixon Road Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Hammond Park: 0.5 mi
- Frost Tufts Park and Ballpark: 0.6 mi
- Brooks Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- William Murray-Rowe Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Adlington Hill: 0.6 mi
- Sunset Hill: 0.6 mi
- Bolt Hill: 1.2 mi
- Marsh Hill: 1.5 mi
- Slate Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Remick Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Kittery Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Little Bay Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area East: 2.5 mi
- Pettigrew / Major: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum: 2.7 mi
- Old Parsonage Museum: 3.0 mi
- Kittery Historical and Naval Museum: 3.2 mi
- USS Albacore: 3.5 mi
- USS Albacore Museum: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Abandoned pier: 2.9 mi
- Sailors and Soldiers Monument: 3.8 mi
- Horse Chestnut: 3.9 mi
- Lafayette Trail: 4.1 mi
- African Burying Ground: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 45
- Seapoint Beach: 7.2 mi
- Crescent Beach: 7.3 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 7.8 mi
- Harbor Beach: 7.9 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 33
- Big Easy Chair: 3.7 mi
- Chestnut Street Arch: 4.1 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 4.2 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 4.3 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 27
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Pocket Garden: 4.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Liberty Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 18
- Wagon: 3.9 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 3.9 mi
- Take Flight: 4.5 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 5.9 mi
- Triple Giant Slides: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coffin's Cut: 6.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 6.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 6.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 6.4 mi
- Dover Bluff: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Hayes Falls: 7.7 mi
- Second Falls: 7.9 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 7.9 mi
- Packer's Falls: 8.1 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Birthday Bay: 6.5 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 7.2 mi
- Front Pavilion: 7.8 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 7.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 5.9 mi
- Oil House: 5.9 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 5.9 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- Front Range Light: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 13.7 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 13.9 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Two Sisters Spring: 11.0 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 12.8 mi
- Lion's Spring: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Douglas Memorial Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agamenticus | NE 38° | 210 m | 8.3 mi |
| Second Hill | NE 39° | 167 m | 9.0 mi |
| Horse Hills | NE 40° | 118 m | 7.4 mi |
| Third Hill | NNE 13° | 104 m | 3.2 mi |
| Norman Hill | NNE 30° | 103 m | 8.8 mi |
| Horse Hills | NE 39° | 98 m | 6.7 mi |
| Groundnut Hill | NE 52° | 93 m | 9.1 mi |
| Garrison Hill | NW 326° | 89 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:25 | 16:12 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 2 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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