Nature reserve · Maine
Hook Rock Preserve
Hook Rock Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Kenniston Hill stands 87 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Small Point Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Phippsburg Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.74251, -69.83952
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Small Point Hill: 0.6 mi
- Morse Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Haskell Hill: 1.0 mi
- Cushman Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bowie Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Spirit Pond Preserve (Popham Beach State Park): 1.3 mi
- Morse Mountain Preserve: 1.4 mi
- The Bumper: 1.5 mi
- McDonald Marsh Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Phippsburg Town Forest: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Floratorium: 2.0 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.3 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 12.6 mi
Parks
- Fort Baldwin State Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Popham Colony: 2.6 mi
- Fort Popham State Historic Site: 2.9 mi
- Trufant-Summerton Ballfield: 6.6 mi
- Houghton Graves Park: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Popham (historical): 2.9 mi
- Rachel Carson Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Southport Civil War Monument: 9.8 mi
- Monument E: 11.4 mi
- Honor the Brave Memorial: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 45
- Spring Beach: 0.8 mi
- Seawall Beach: 1.4 mi
- Sand Dune Beach: 1.5 mi
- Head Beach: 1.8 mi
- Hunnewell Beach: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 44
- Circles Petroglyph: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Waxwings Petroglyph: 5.1 mi
- Wild Bird Petroglyph: 5.1 mi
- Lobstermans Statue: 8.3 mi
- Wyoming schooner: 10.6 mi
Museums: 42
- Phippsburg Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
- Seguin Lighthouse Museum and Gift Shop: 4.7 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 8.4 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 31
- Thunderhole: 7.9 mi
- Arbor Garden: 12.6 mi
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 12.6 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 12.6 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Morse Point: 2.3 mi
- Hockomock Head: 11.5 mi
- White Head Cliff: 18.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Cod Ledges: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 9.9 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 10.1 mi
- Bug Light: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- First Falls: 17.4 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Hook Rock Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenniston Hill | NE 48° | 87 m | 14.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 319° | 85 m | 14.8 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | WNW 301° | 85 m | 16.7 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | N 1° | 81 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 317° | 81 m | 16.5 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | NE 38° | 79 m | 6.4 mi |
| Winston Hill | WNW 294° | 73 m | 15.4 mi |
| Brimstone Hill | NW 312° | 72 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:18 | 16:06 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick NAS, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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