Hickey Island Preserve
Hickey Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Peaked Mountain stands 168 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 25.2 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 16 mi
- Woodcock Habitat · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Johnson Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Black Head: 1.9 mi
- Yoho Head: 2.2 mi
- Howard Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Seashore Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Larrabee Heath Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Long Point Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Jasper Beach: 2.9 mi
- Roque Bluffs State Park: 3.3 mi
- Finn Beach: 3.8 mi
- Fort O'Brien State Historic Site: 6.6 mi
- Machias Park: 7.9 mi
- Grays Beach: 1.6 mi
- Jasper Beach: 3.0 mi
- Rogue Bluffs Beach: 3.0 mi
- Jasper Beach: 3.6 mi
- Pettegrow Beach: 3.8 mi
- Jasper Head: 3.7 mi
- Devil's Stairway: 4.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 5.7 mi
- The Rim: 8.4 mi
- Great Head: 11.1 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 8.2 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 8.2 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 8.2 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 18.6 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 8.3 mi
- Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 8.8 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 12.7 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 14.3 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
- Gates House Museum: 7.1 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 15.4 mi
- Double Arch: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Hickey Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Mountain | NW 309° | 168 m | 17.7 mi |
| Patten Hill | NW 306° | 143 m | 17.0 mi |
| Milton Mountain | NW 306° | 136 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sugar Hill | WNW 301° | 124 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pughole Mountain | NE 38° | 118 m | 18.4 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 306° | 105 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pumpkin Ridge | NNW 340° | 104 m | 9.6 mi |
| Harmon Mountain | NNW 337° | 99 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 19:34 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:51 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:05 | 15:53 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 11 mi away.
- Monarch12 obs
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird11 obs
- Red-breasted Nuthatch11 obs
- American Lady11 obs
- balsam fir11 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco10 obs
- Silvery Blue10 obs
- Zebra Jumping Spider10 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/220244987
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