Nature reserve · Maine
Kittery Town Forest
Kittery Town Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Moulton Farm, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kittery Conservation Commision
How to reach it
Coordinates43.11415, -70.72053
- 3.0 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Independence Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Moulton Farm: 0.7 mi
- Andrews Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Kittery Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Pettigrew / Major: 1.3 mi
- Nooney Farm: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Rogers Park: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Emery Park: 1.7 mi
- John Paul Jones Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Goodrich Park: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Forty Acre Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bartlett Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cutts Ridge: 2.0 mi
- Bolt Hill: 2.8 mi
- Sewall Hill: 3.2 mi
Museums: 60
- Kittery Historical and Naval Museum: 1.4 mi
- Lady Pepperell House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Fort McClary: 2.3 mi
- New Castle, NH Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Warner House Museum: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Grave of William Pepperrell: 2.3 mi
- Fort McClary Blockhouse: 2.3 mi
- Rifleman's House: 2.3 mi
- USS Grayling Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Sailors and Soldiers Monument: 2.5 mi
Beaches: 42
- Seapoint Beach: 3.4 mi
- Crescent Beach: 3.5 mi
- Harbor Beach: 4.3 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 6.0 mi
- Long Sands: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 33
- Big Easy Chair: 2.4 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 2.9 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 3.0 mi
- Chestnut Street Arch: 3.3 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 28
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 3.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Trial Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Victory Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Liberty Gardens: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 16
- Take Flight: 1.3 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 3.0 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 3.1 mi
- EDALHAB: 4.8 mi
- Triple Giant Slides: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Dover Bluff: 6.9 mi
- York Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 10.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 10.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Orris Falls: 11.1 mi
- Hayes Falls: 11.3 mi
- Second Falls: 11.4 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 11.5 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Birthday Bay: 6.2 mi
- Front Pavilion: 10.0 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 10.1 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 10.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Marine Safety Detachment: 3.0 mi
- Oil House: 3.0 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 3.0 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 7.4 mi
- Front Range Light: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 14.1 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 14.3 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Jailhouse Spring: 14.8 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 14.9 mi
- Lion's Spring: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Kittery Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agamenticus | N 11° | 210 m | 7.7 mi |
| Second Hill | NNE 13° | 167 m | 8.3 mi |
| Third Hill | NNE 17° | 159 m | 8.8 mi |
| Horse Hills | N 8° | 118 m | 6.8 mi |
| Third Hill | NW 324° | 104 m | 5.1 mi |
| Norman Hill | N 4° | 103 m | 8.8 mi |
| Horse Hills | N 4° | 98 m | 6.2 mi |
| Groundnut Hill | NNE 28° | 93 m | 7.5 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–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 8 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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