Nature reserve · Maine
Great Haith Wildlife Commons
Great Haith Wildlife Commons is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Middle Peak stands 263 m to the west-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Abenaki Field, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Wells
How to reach it
Coordinates43.33030, -70.63675
- 18.3 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 27.8 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
- 28.0 mi off the Independence Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Abenaki Field: 1.7 mi
- Getchell Pasteur Wildlife Commons: 2.2 mi
- Hobbs Brook Wildlife Commons: 2.6 mi
- Ghost Meadow Wildlife Commons: 3.3 mi
- Fenderson Wildlife Commons: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Bald Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mildram Hill: 3.3 mi
- Coles Hill: 3.4 mi
- Tatnic Hill: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Wells Harbor Community Park: 3.5 mi
- Lloyd G. Nedeau Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Airport Fields: 5.8 mi
- West Kennebunk Field: 5.9 mi
- Rogers Pond Park: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
- Rachel Carson: 4.6 mi
- Roundhouse: 11.3 mi
- Mariner's Circle: 11.8 mi
- Memorial Rock: 14.3 mi
- Fort Mary Monument: 16.2 mi
Museums: 50
- Ogunquit Heritage Museum: 6.2 mi
- Brick Store Museum: 6.4 mi
- The Hagenarium: 6.5 mi
- Ogunquit Museum of American Art: 7.1 mi
- Kennebunk Marine Museum: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 49
- Wells Beach: 4.0 mi
- Crescent Beach: 4.2 mi
- Drakes Island Beach: 4.3 mi
- Moody Beach: 4.6 mi
- Laudholm Beach: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 19
- Our Forebearers of the Coast: 8.4 mi
- Fairy Village: 11.5 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 15.5 mi
- Snake Eyes: 15.7 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 16
- South Berwick Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 15.8 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 11
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 4.3 mi
- Spring Hill: 8.4 mi
- Take Flight: 14.3 mi
- Wagon: 18.2 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Orris Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hayes Falls: 16.0 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 16.2 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 18.3 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Bald Head Cliff: 8.2 mi
- York Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Dover Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Slackcrack: 14.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 20.3 mi
- Birthday Bay: 21.6 mi
- Front Pavilion: 23.7 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 11.6 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 18.3 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 18.3 mi
- Oil House: 18.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Two Sisters Spring: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Great Haith Wildlife Commons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Peak | WNW 299° | 263 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bauneg Beg Mountain | WNW 297° | 262 m | 8.3 mi |
| North Peak | WNW 300° | 250 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Hope | NW 307° | 211 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Agamenticus | SSW 201° | 210 m | 7.9 mi |
| Second Hill | SSW 199° | 167 m | 7.2 mi |
| Abbott Hill | WNW 287° | 166 m | 9.9 mi |
| Third Hill | SSW 195° | 159 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:24 | 16:10 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1212636947
Day trips start here
- Wells · 1 mi
- Kennebunk · 6 mi
- Ogunquit · 6 mi
- Kennebunkport · 8 mi
- Southern Coast · 8 mi
- Sanford · 10 mi
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