Nature reserve · Maine
Highland Farm Preserve
Highland Farm Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the north-northeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kittery Water District Lands, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 6.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- York Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.17440, -70.71365
- 6.9 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Independence Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 26.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Kittery Water District Lands: 0.5 mi
- Kittery Water District Lands: 0.8 mi
- Smelt Brook Preserve: 0.8 mi
- McIntire Highlands Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Kittery Water District Lands: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Frost Hill: 2.0 mi
- Horse Hills: 2.1 mi
- Cutts Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Horse Hills: 2.6 mi
- Young Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Bog Road Fields and Benjamin Park Playground: 2.1 mi
- Goodrich Park: 2.5 mi
- Gilman Moulton Park: 4.4 mi
- Hartley Mason Reservation: 4.7 mi
- York Beach Ballfield and Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
- Roundhouse: 4.5 mi
- Grave of William Pepperrell: 6.3 mi
- Abandoned pier: 6.3 mi
- Fort McClary Blockhouse: 6.4 mi
- Rifleman's House: 6.4 mi
Museums: 56
- Old Schoolhouse Museum: 3.7 mi
- Emerson-Wilcox House Museum: 3.7 mi
- Elizabeth Perkins House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Old Gaol Museum: 3.8 mi
- John Hancock Warehouse: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 43
- Harbor Beach: 4.8 mi
- Long Sands: 4.9 mi
- Short Sands Beach: 5.4 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 5.7 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 22
- Big Easy Chair: 6.3 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 6.9 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 7.0 mi
- Chestnut Street Arch: 7.2 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 17
- South Berwick Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 7.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Victory Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Trial Gardens: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 14
- Take Flight: 3.1 mi
- Spring Hill: 6.2 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 6.9 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 7.1 mi
- Wagon: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Dover Bluff: 5.5 mi
- York Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Bald Head Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 8.7 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Orris Falls: 7.0 mi
- Hayes Falls: 9.9 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 10.1 mi
- Second Falls: 12.7 mi
- Packer's Falls: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Birthday Bay: 10.2 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 11.6 mi
- Front Pavilion: 12.9 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 13.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 6.2 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 7.1 mi
- Oil House: 7.1 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 7.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 18.0 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 18.2 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Two Sisters Spring: 14.5 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Highland Farm Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agamenticus | NNE 18° | 210 m | 3.5 mi |
| Second Hill | NNE 21° | 167 m | 4.2 mi |
| Third Hill | NNE 27° | 159 m | 4.8 mi |
| Horse Hills | NNE 14° | 118 m | 2.6 mi |
| Welch Hill | N 2° | 108 m | 7.9 mi |
| Third Hill | W 270° | 104 m | 3.3 mi |
| Norman Hill | N 4° | 103 m | 4.6 mi |
| Brown Hill | N 0° | 102 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:25 | 16:11 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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