Hobbs Brook Wildlife Commons
Hobbs Brook Wildlife Commons is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Middle Peak stands 263 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghost Meadow Wildlife Commons, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Wells
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 20.9 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 25.2 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Ghost Meadow Wildlife Commons: 0.7 mi
- Wells Barren Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Wells Barrens Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Abenaki Field: 2.1 mi
- Great Haith Wildlife Commons: 2.6 mi
- Mildram Hill: 1.4 mi
- Coles Hill: 3.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.2 mi
- Allen Hill: 5.4 mi
- Lion Hill: 5.4 mi
- Lloyd G. Nedeau Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- West Kennebunk Field: 3.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.2 mi
- Rogers Pond Park: 4.2 mi
- Lafayette Park: 4.2 mi
- Drakes Island Beach: 4.6 mi
- Laudholm Beach: 4.6 mi
- Crescent Surf: 4.8 mi
- Wells Beach: 5.0 mi
- Parsons Beach: 5.3 mi
- Brick Store Museum: 4.5 mi
- The Hagenarium: 4.7 mi
- Seashore Trolley Museum: 7.2 mi
- Lord Mansion Museum: 7.5 mi
- Kennebunk Marine Museum: 7.5 mi
- Rachel Carson: 4.1 mi
- Mariner's Circle: 9.2 mi
- Memorial Rock: 11.9 mi
- Roundhouse: 13.8 mi
- Fort Mary Monument: 14.4 mi
- Our Forebearers of the Coast: 7.4 mi
- Fairy Village: 10.5 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 17.8 mi
- Snake Eyes: 18.0 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 20.4 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 13.8 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 20.8 mi
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 4.1 mi
- Spring Hill: 10.7 mi
- Take Flight: 16.9 mi
- Wagon: 20.7 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 20.9 mi
- Bald Head Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Slackcrack: 11.8 mi
- York Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Dover Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 17.8 mi
- Orris Falls: 7.8 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Hayes Falls: 18.1 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 18.2 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 20.0 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 14.0 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 20.9 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 20.9 mi
- Oil House: 20.9 mi
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 22.6 mi
- Birthday Bay: 24.3 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Hobbs Brook Wildlife Commons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Peak | W 281° | 263 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bauneg Beg Mountain | W 278° | 262 m | 8.3 mi |
| North Peak | WNW 282° | 250 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Hope | WNW 292° | 211 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Agamenticus | SSW 200° | 210 m | 10.6 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NW 313° | 192 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hanson Ridge | WNW 302° | 185 m | 11.6 mi |
| Yeaton Hill | NNW 327° | 181 m | 10.6 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 | 15:23 | 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 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kennebunkport, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1212638893
Day trips start here
- Wells · 3 mi
- Kennebunk · 4 mi
- Southern Coast · 6 mi
- Kennebunkport · 7 mi
- Ogunquit · 8 mi
- Alfred · 9 mi
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