Nature reserve · Maine
Fernald's Neck Preserve
Fernald's Neck Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the east-southeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Land's End, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Mountains Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.25724, -69.11512
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Land's End: 0.7 mi
- Maiden Cliff Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Rheault Conservation Easement: 1.7 mi
- Hodson Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Hatchet Mountain Preserve: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Barrett's Cove Beach: 1.5 mi
- Hodson Park: 1.7 mi
- True Park: 2.1 mi
- Breezemere Park: 2.5 mi
- Lincolnville Veterans Park: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Wiley Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cameron Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mount Megunticook: 2.6 mi
- Hatchet Mountain: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 44
- Shirt Tail Point: 2.7 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 4.6 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 5.4 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 5.6 mi
- Ducktrap Beach: 6.1 mi
Museums: 37
- Knox Mill Museum: 4.1 mi
- Conway House Museum: 4.4 mi
- Mary Meeker Cramer Museum: 4.6 mi
- Indian basket: 6.3 mi
- Union Historical Society: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 11
- Prison Show Room: 13.0 mi
- The Wall: 13.1 mi
- Dome home: 18.3 mi
- Giant Pines: 21.5 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Maiden Cliff: 1.1 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 1.4 mi
- Spruce Head: 7.2 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 9.2 mi
- The Bluff: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 7
- Tanglewood Garden: 4.8 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 10.6 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 13.2 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 13.4 mi
- Miller School Garden: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 7
- Andre the Seal: 5.3 mi
- Puffin Wall: 10.5 mi
- Seagull: 10.5 mi
- Lobster: 10.7 mi
- Sphere: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 8.5 mi
- Cannon: 10.2 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 18.2 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Fort Pownall: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Vinal Falls: 18.0 mi
- Monroe Falls: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Fernald's Neck Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | ESE 115° | 419 m | 2.6 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SSW 210° | 390 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 208° | 384 m | 2.2 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | SW 220° | 375 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | E 79° | 331 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | W 274° | 330 m | 3.0 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | N 353° | 317 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | SSW 213° | 313 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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