Nature reserve · Maine
Higgins Mountain Preserve
Higgins Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Tate Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Higgins Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.81588, -69.75737
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Higgins Mountain: 0.1 mi
- West Georgetown Hill: 1.5 mi
- Tarrs Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Newtown Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hall Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Trafton Meadow Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Schoener Robinhood Cove Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Josephine Newman Audubon Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Morse Pond Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Bald Head Preserve: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Church Park: 4.3 mi
- Morse's Landing: 4.4 mi
- Fort Popham State Historic Site: 4.4 mi
- Popham Colony: 4.6 mi
- Sheepscot Park: 4.7 mi
Museums: 36
- Georgetown Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- Phippsburg Historical Museum: 3.0 mi
- NeKrangan II Museum: 5.1 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum Library Archives: 6.1 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 35
- East Beach: 2.7 mi
- Mile Beach: 2.9 mi
- Half Mile Beach: 3.2 mi
- Cole Beach: 3.5 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Southport Civil War Monument: 4.0 mi
- Fort Popham (historical): 4.4 mi
- Rachel Carson Memorial: 5.2 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 5.8 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Fire Fighter Memorial: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 30
- Wild Bird Petroglyph: 2.7 mi
- Cedar Waxwings Petroglyph: 2.7 mi
- Circles Petroglyph: 3.4 mi
- Windsound: 6.2 mi
- Flock of Birds: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 28
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 6.2 mi
- Arbor Garden: 6.2 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 6.2 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 6.2 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 17
- Bath Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Floratorium: 6.3 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Hockomock Head: 5.7 mi
- Morse Point: 5.9 mi
- The Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 22.5 mi
- Burnt Head: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 5.0 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- First Falls: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Higgins Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Hill | NW 316° | 109 m | 17.1 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | NE 55° | 87 m | 8.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 294° | 85 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NE 34° | 83 m | 13.2 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | W 268° | 81 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bald Rock | WNW 295° | 81 m | 16.8 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | WSW 245° | 79 m | 0.1 mi |
| Haggett Hill | NNE 30° | 73 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
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