Nature reserve · Maine
Dunton Preserve
Dunton Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Blinn Hill stands 135 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyler Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.88774, -69.71505
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tyler Hill: 0.3 mi
- Beech Hill: 1.6 mi
- Knubble: 2.2 mi
- Sewell Hill: 3.2 mi
- McCobb Hill: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Dunton Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Beaver Pond Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Greenleaf Point: 2.0 mi
- Flying Point Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Schoolhouse Pond Preserve: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Sheepscot Park: 2.4 mi
- Central Park: 2.5 mi
- Minneconcha Park: 2.6 mi
- The Lookout Retreat: 2.7 mi
- Clifford Park: 4.0 mi
Museums: 36
- NeKrangan II Museum: 2.4 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 4.8 mi
- Boothbay Region Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum Library Archives: 5.0 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Boothbay Civil War Soldier Monument: 4.1 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 4.1 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 4.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Southport Civil War Monument: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 33
- Cole Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 4.6 mi
- South Beach: 5.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.9 mi
- Hotel Beach: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 31
- Birk: 2.7 mi
- Søren: 2.8 mi
- Lilja: 2.8 mi
- Flock of Birds: 2.8 mi
- Windsound: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 28
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 2.7 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 2.7 mi
- Arbor Garden: 2.8 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 2.8 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 18
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 5.5 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 2.2 mi
- Morse Point: 11.3 mi
- The Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 21.9 mi
- Burnt Head: 21.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 4.0 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- First Falls: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Dunton Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn Hill | N 6° | 135 m | 16.3 mi |
| Tate Hill | WNW 298° | 109 m | 15.8 mi |
| Call Hill | N 357° | 105 m | 13.7 mi |
| Wheeler Hill | NW 308° | 89 m | 15.4 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | E 93° | 87 m | 4.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 274° | 85 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NE 42° | 83 m | 8.0 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | SW 230° | 81 m | 7.9 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 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:17 | 16:05 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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