Nature reserve · Maine
Eastern River Preserve
Eastern River Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Danforth Hill stands 208 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Blinn Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.13941, -69.70100
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Blinn Hill: 1.5 mi
- Palmer Hill: 2.6 mi
- Crocker Hill: 3.1 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 3.2 mi
- Call Hill: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Pittston Fair: 3.0 mi
- Johnson Field: 3.8 mi
- Pownalborough Court House Trails: 4.0 mi
- Pownalborough Court House: 4.1 mi
- Colburn House State Historic Site: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Hidden Valley Farm Easement: 5.1 mi
- Stetser Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Reverend Joseph Barth Memorial Demonstration and Experimental Forest: 6.4 mi
- Maguire Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Hidden Valley Nature Center: 6.8 mi
Museums: 38
- Pownalborough Courthouse: 4.0 mi
- Center School: 5.7 mi
- CHTJ Southard House Museum: 6.2 mi
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum: 6.6 mi
- Lincoln County Museum: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Castle Tucker: 9.6 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 10.3 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 12.1 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 33
- Samantha Smith: 12.2 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 12.2 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 12.7 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 13.2 mi
- Recycle Art: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 28
- The Barn: 6.3 mi
- Dummer House: 11.1 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 11.1 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 11.1 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 20
- East Winthrop Beach: 15.8 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 18.1 mi
- Thomas Point Beach: 19.4 mi
- Walker's Beach: 20.6 mi
- Coffin Pond: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 18
- Sunken Garden: 9.6 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 11.3 mi
- Loon Cove: 12.2 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 12.7 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Hockomock Head: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 18.2 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Eastern River Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth Hill | W 274° | 208 m | 15.3 mi |
| Hodgman Hill | W 270° | 198 m | 16.6 mi |
| Whitten Hill | W 260° | 193 m | 15.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 273° | 189 m | 15.8 mi |
| Springer Hill | W 279° | 168 m | 12.6 mi |
| Beech Hill | N 10° | 165 m | 5.0 mi |
| Givens Hill | NNE 20° | 165 m | 10.6 mi |
| Lithgow Hill | NNW 332° | 164 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:16 | 16:04 |
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 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
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