Nature reserve · Maine
Ducktrap River Preserve
Ducktrap River Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the south, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gould Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Mountains Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.34097, -69.09275
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gould Hill: 1.0 mi
- Levenseller Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Patterson Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bird Hill: 3.3 mi
- Moody Mountain: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Ducktrap River Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Ducktrap River Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Ducktrap River Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Piper Stream Preserve: 4.1 mi
- State of Maine Land: 5.4 mi
Parks
- Lincolnville Veterans Park: 3.3 mi
- Breezemere Park: 3.4 mi
- Wyman Park: 5.4 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 5.9 mi
- True Park: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 41
- Ducktrap Beach: 5.4 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 5.8 mi
- Wales Beach: 6.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 6.6 mi
- Cals Beach: 6.8 mi
Museums: 37
- Indian basket: 5.3 mi
- Belfast Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- Islesboro sailors memorial: 8.5 mi
- Knox Mill Museum: 9.2 mi
- Islesboro historical society: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Maiden Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 6.1 mi
- Spruce Head: 6.4 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 6.9 mi
- The Bluff: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 10
- Andre the Seal: 10.7 mi
- Puffin Wall: 16.3 mi
- Seagull: 16.3 mi
- Lobster: 16.5 mi
- Sphere: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 7
- Tanglewood Garden: 4.8 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 16.4 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 18.3 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 18.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 7
- Dome home: 13.3 mi
- Prison Show Room: 18.8 mi
- The Wall: 18.9 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 19.4 mi
- Giant Pines: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 14.3 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 14.9 mi
- Cannon: 16.0 mi
- Fort Pownall: 16.4 mi
- Fort Knox: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Monroe Falls: 18.1 mi
- Vinal Falls: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Ducktrap River Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | S 170° | 419 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SSW 198° | 390 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 196° | 384 m | 8.0 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | SSW 201° | 375 m | 8.7 mi |
| Frye Mountain | NNW 327° | 342 m | 11.2 mi |
| Spears Mountain | NNW 326° | 336 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | SSE 154° | 331 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | SW 217° | 330 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:10 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:40 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1358227881
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