Nature reserve · Maine
Erickson Fields
Erickson Fields is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north-northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Park, a park 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.18312, -69.09477
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Walker Park: 1.0 mi
- Cramer Park: 1.0 mi
- Rockport Marine Park: 1.0 mi
- Goodridge Park: 1.1 mi
- Mary Lea Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Harkness Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Beech Hill Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Rockport Shore Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Sides Preserve: 1.8 mi
- The Bog: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Beech Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Battie: 3.0 mi
- Dodge Mountain: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 49
- Goodie's Beach: 1.0 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 2.3 mi
- Shirt Tail Point: 2.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.9 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 8.1 mi
Museums: 37
- Mary Meeker Cramer Museum: 1.3 mi
- Conway House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Knox Mill Museum: 2.3 mi
- Shore Village Lighthouse Museum Library: 5.5 mi
- Shore Village Museum: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Millerite Ledges: 4.8 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Spruce Head: 9.6 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 12.0 mi
- The Bluff: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 3.4 mi
- Cannon: 5.1 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 7
- Andre the Seal: 1.1 mi
- Puffin Wall: 5.4 mi
- Seagull: 5.4 mi
- Lobster: 5.6 mi
- Sphere: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 5.6 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 8.0 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 11.4 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 11.5 mi
- Miller School Garden: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Prison Show Room: 8.7 mi
- The Wall: 8.8 mi
- Dome home: 23.5 mi
- The Barn: 23.9 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 2.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Erickson Fields. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NNE 19° | 419 m | 4.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 306° | 390 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 327° | 384 m | 3.8 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | NW 313° | 375 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NNE 24° | 331 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | NW 323° | 330 m | 6.7 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | N 351° | 317 m | 10.2 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | W 273° | 313 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Rockport 1 NNW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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