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Ducktrap River Preserve

Ducktrap River Preserve from directly overhead

Ducktrap River Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the south, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Gould Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Coastal Mountains Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates44.33292, -69.07510

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lincolnville Veterans Park: 3.1 mi
  • Breezemere Park: 3.2 mi
  • Wyman Park: 4.4 mi
  • Lincolnville Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Barrett's Cove Beach: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 41
Museums: 37
  • Indian basket: 4.3 mi
  • Belfast Historical Society: 7.2 mi
  • Islesboro sailors memorial: 7.4 mi
  • Knox Mill Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Islesboro historical society: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Artworks: 10
  • Andre the Seal: 10.1 mi
  • Puffin Wall: 15.8 mi
  • Seagull: 15.8 mi
  • Lobster: 16.0 mi
  • Sphere: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 7
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Wiley's Corner Spring: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Ducktrap River Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MegunticookS 177°419 m6.3 mi
Ragged MountainSSW 204°390 m9.1 mi
Bald MountainSSW 203°384 m7.8 mi
Little Ragged Mountain SummitSSW 207°375 m8.5 mi
Frye MountainNW 325°342 m12.1 mi
Spears MountainNW 324°336 m12.7 mi
Bald Rock MountainSSE 161°331 m4.8 mi
Hatchet MountainSW 225°330 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:1018:49
June solstice04:5319:4020:25
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1015:1316:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230415261676659483727
Precip in3.93.24.14.43.94.33.23.14.15.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1358227880

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