Nature reserve · Maine
Flying Point Preserve
Flying Point Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Tate Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Pond Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates43.87268, -69.75699
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mill Pond Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Zorach Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Sewall Pond Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Noble Hill Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Dunton Preserve: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Sewell Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hall Hill: 1.6 mi
- Knubble: 1.6 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.0 mi
- Tyler Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Morse's Landing: 2.2 mi
- South End Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum Park: 3.3 mi
- South End Park: 3.4 mi
- Goddards Pond: 3.5 mi
Museums: 35
- Maine Maritime Museum Library Archives: 3.3 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 3.3 mi
- NeKrangan II Museum: 3.9 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Phippsburg Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Honor the Brave Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Southport Civil War Monument: 5.2 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 5.6 mi
- Boothbay Civil War Soldier Monument: 6.1 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 33
- Cole Beach: 4.7 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 4.8 mi
- South Beach: 5.6 mi
- East Beach: 6.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 31
- Wyoming schooner: 3.3 mi
- Birk: 4.7 mi
- Flock of Birds: 4.7 mi
- Windsound: 4.7 mi
- Lilja: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 28
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 4.6 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 4.7 mi
- Arbor Garden: 4.7 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 4.7 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 20
- Bath Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 4.0 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Floratorium: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 1.8 mi
- Morse Point: 9.7 mi
- The Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 23.5 mi
- Burnt Head: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 2.0 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- First Falls: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Flying Point Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Hill | NW 306° | 109 m | 14.5 mi |
| Call Hill | N 5° | 105 m | 14.8 mi |
| Wheeler Hill | NW 317° | 89 m | 14.6 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | E 83° | 87 m | 6.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 279° | 85 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NE 47° | 83 m | 10.2 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | SW 225° | 81 m | 5.7 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | S 182° | 79 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:18 | 16:05 |
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 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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