Nature reserve · Maine
Hodgdon Island Preserve
Hodgdon Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Fayette Ridge stands 262 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.28494, -69.90810
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Meadow Hill: 1.9 mi
- Granite Hill: 4.1 mi
- Lithgow Hill: 4.2 mi
- Monks Hill: 5.3 mi
- Perkins Hill: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Hutchinson Pond: 1.9 mi
- Wagner Woods Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Georgia Fuller Wiesendanger Wildlife Protection Area: 2.4 mi
- Weston Woods Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Jacobs-Stanley Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Cobbosseecontee Lake Access: 2.5 mi
- Upper Narrows Pond Access: 2.6 mi
- Camp Mechuwana: 2.6 mi
- Maranacook Beach: 3.6 mi
- Norcross Point Park: 3.7 mi
Museums: 23
- Maine State Museum: 6.4 mi
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 6.5 mi
- Kennebec Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Klahr Center: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
- World War I Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Civil War Monument: 6.6 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 10
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 6.3 mi
- Samantha Smith: 6.4 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 7.0 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 7.2 mi
- Fisher Man: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 10
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 7.1 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 7.3 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 7.4 mi
- Loon Cove: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 8
- Dummer House: 5.8 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 5.8 mi
- Liberty Bell: 6.4 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 15.4 mi
- Kiddie Land: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 6
- East Winthrop Beach: 2.5 mi
- Town Beach: 7.5 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 9.1 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Bluff: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Hodgdon Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Ridge | NW 319° | 262 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 323° | 253 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WNW 284° | 246 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | SW 221° | 244 m | 12.9 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | NW 321° | 239 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bowen Hill | NNW 344° | 238 m | 13.2 mi |
| Jug Hill | NW 311° | 226 m | 14.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 318° | 221 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:43 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:16 | 16:04 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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