Nature reserve · Maine
Eliot Town Forest
Eliot Town Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the east-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Swasey Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Eliot
How to reach it
Coordinates43.18626, -70.77421
- 7.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Independence Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 26.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Swasey Hill: 0.2 mi
- Rocky Hills: 0.7 mi
- Third Hill: 0.9 mi
- Raitt Hill: 1.7 mi
- Great Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Rocky Hills Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Eliot Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Goodwin Forest: 1.3 mi
- Near Point Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Raymond & Simone Savage Wildlife Preserve: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Roundhouse: 1.8 mi
- Abandoned pier: 6.5 mi
- Sailors and Soldiers Monument: 7.1 mi
- Horse Chestnut: 7.5 mi
- USS Grayling Memorial: 7.5 mi
Museums
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum: 2.2 mi
- Hamilton House: 2.8 mi
- Children's Museum of New Hampshire: 5.0 mi
- Kittery Historical and Naval Museum: 6.0 mi
- Elizabeth Perkins House Museum: 6.7 mi
Parks
- William A. Bray Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Counting House Park: 3.3 mi
- South Berwick Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Gold Star Park: 3.8 mi
- William Murray-Rowe Park: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 43
- Harbor Beach: 7.8 mi
- Long Sands: 8.0 mi
- Short Sands Beach: 8.4 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 8.6 mi
- Seapoint Beach: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 22
- Snake Eyes: 5.3 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 5.4 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 7.0 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 7.6 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 17
- South Berwick Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 7.6 mi
- Community Gardens: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Spring Hill: 4.7 mi
- Take Flight: 5.3 mi
- Wagon: 6.3 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 7.4 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coffin's Cut: 5.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 5.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 5.7 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 5.7 mi
- Dover Bluff: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Hayes Falls: 6.7 mi
- Orris Falls: 6.9 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 7.0 mi
- Second Falls: 10.3 mi
- Packer's Falls: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 9.0 mi
- Birthday Bay: 10.4 mi
- Front Pavilion: 11.6 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Marine Safety Detachment: 8.6 mi
- Oil House: 8.6 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 8.6 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 17.7 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 17.9 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Two Sisters Spring: 11.4 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 16.5 mi
- Lion's Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Eliot Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agamenticus | ENE 58° | 210 m | 4.9 mi |
| Second Hill | NE 56° | 167 m | 5.6 mi |
| Third Hill | ENE 57° | 159 m | 6.3 mi |
| Horse Hills | ENE 65° | 118 m | 4.1 mi |
| Welch Hill | NNE 25° | 108 m | 7.8 mi |
| Third Hill | SSW 199° | 104 m | 0.9 mi |
| Norman Hill | NE 42° | 103 m | 5.0 mi |
| Brown Hill | NNE 25° | 102 m | 7.1 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 | 07:13 | 15:25 | 16:11 |
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 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Neddick, 7 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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