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Field Estuary Preserve

Field Estuary Preserve from directly overhead

Field Estuary Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Dutton Hill stands 175 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pettengill Farm, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 27 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Freeport Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates43.84881, -70.07072

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Organic Gardens: 1.3 mi
  • Organic Vegetable Fields: 1.6 mi
  • FCS Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Freeport Community Garden (at Elm Street): 1.8 mi
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 5.3 mi
Parks
  • Porter's Landing: 1.3 mi
  • Leon Gorman Park: 1.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Discovery Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 1.7 mi
  • LL Bean Boot: 1.8 mi
  • Big Indian: 4.3 mi
  • Desert of Maine: 4.3 mi
  • Bradbury Mountain State Park: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 57
Artworks: 47
  • Frog Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Labyrinth in the Woods: 5.5 mi
  • Time Out: 6.7 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 6.7 mi
  • Holy Trinty: 6.8 mi
Museums: 45
Cliffs: 10
  • White Head Cliff: 15.2 mi
  • The Cliffs: 15.4 mi
  • Morse Point: 15.8 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 15.9 mi
  • Hockomock Head: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • First Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Field Estuary Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dutton HillW 270°175 m13.5 mi
Hunt HillW 271°153 m12.9 mi
Gloucester HillWNW 303°150 m13.3 mi
Bradbury MountainNW 304°143 m6.7 mi
Bruce HillW 261°136 m10.0 mi
Poplar RidgeWSW 255°133 m13.5 mi
Walnut HillW 265°129 m9.5 mi
Tryon MountainNW 306°119 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice04:5919:4320:27
September equinox06:2818:0218:40
December solstice07:1215:1916:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332435463696860493828
Precip in3.53.54.14.34.14.23.53.34.26.05.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick NAS, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/617237749

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