Nature reserve · Maine
Hendricks Head Preserve
Hendricks Head Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Call Hill stands 105 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hendricks Head Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boothbay Region Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.82535, -69.68352
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Church Park: 0.6 mi
- The Lookout Retreat: 2.2 mi
- Sheepscot Park: 2.4 mi
- Minneconcha Park: 2.4 mi
- Central Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Ledgewood Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Wood Island: 2.0 mi
- Spectacle Island Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Loring Conant Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Indiantown Island Preserve: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- McCobb Hill: 2.7 mi
- Beech Hill: 3.2 mi
- Knubble: 3.3 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 3.7 mi
- Higgins Mountain: 3.9 mi
Museums: 35
- NeKrangan II Museum: 2.6 mi
- Boothbay Region Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Grand Banks Schooner Museum: 4.5 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Southport Civil War Monument: 0.3 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 2.3 mi
- Rachel Carson Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Fire Fighter Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Boothbay Harbor War Memorial: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 33
- Hendricks Head Beach: 0.1 mi
- Cole Beach: 0.2 mi
- South Beach: 0.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 1.7 mi
- Hotel Beach: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 30
- Expanse: 3.1 mi
- Captain Brown: 3.2 mi
- Big Dog: 3.3 mi
- My Story: 3.3 mi
- Headwind: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 27
- Balmy Days Cruises: 3.2 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises: 3.2 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises – Harbor Princess: 3.2 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Schooners: 3.3 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises – Pink Lady II: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 18
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.9 mi
- Floratorium: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 6.2 mi
- Morse Point: 8.4 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 19.0 mi
- Burnt Head: 19.1 mi
- The Bluff: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 6.9 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- First Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Hendricks Head Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Hill | N 353° | 105 m | 18.1 mi |
| Johnston Hill | NE 44° | 92 m | 18.1 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | NE 38° | 87 m | 5.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 287° | 85 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NNE 20° | 83 m | 10.9 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | W 264° | 81 m | 7.7 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | W 259° | 79 m | 3.9 mi |
| Haggett Hill | NNE 17° | 73 m | 12.3 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 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:17 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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