Nature reserve · Maine
Ledgewood Preserve
Ledgewood Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Tate Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wood Island, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates43.81751, -69.71300
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Wood Island: 0.6 mi
- Morse Pond Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Hendricks Head Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Schoener Robinhood Cove Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Loring Conant Preserve: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Church Park: 2.1 mi
- The Lookout Retreat: 3.2 mi
- Sheepscot Park: 3.2 mi
- Central Park: 3.4 mi
- Minneconcha Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Higgins Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Knubble: 3.0 mi
- Hall Hill: 3.1 mi
- Beech Hill: 3.2 mi
- Tarrs Mountain: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 34
- Cole Beach: 1.4 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 1.4 mi
- South Beach: 1.5 mi
- East Beach: 2.2 mi
- Mile Beach: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Southport Civil War Monument: 1.8 mi
- Rachel Carson Memorial: 3.3 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 3.8 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Fire Fighter Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Boothbay Harbor War Memorial: 4.8 mi
Museums: 34
- Georgetown Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- NeKrangan II Museum: 3.6 mi
- Phippsburg Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Boothbay Region Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Grand Banks Schooner Museum: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 31
- Windsound: 4.6 mi
- Flock of Birds: 4.6 mi
- Roskva: 4.6 mi
- Expanse: 4.7 mi
- Lilja: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 28
- Arbor Garden: 4.6 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 4.6 mi
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 4.6 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 4.6 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 17
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.2 mi
- Floratorium: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 6.0 mi
- Morse Point: 7.0 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 20.3 mi
- Burnt Head: 20.4 mi
- The Bluff: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 6.1 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- First Falls: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Ledgewood Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Hill | NW 311° | 109 m | 18.6 mi |
| Call Hill | N 357° | 105 m | 18.5 mi |
| Wheeler Hill | NW 320° | 89 m | 18.9 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | NE 45° | 87 m | 6.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 290° | 85 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NNE 26° | 83 m | 12.0 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | W 268° | 81 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bald Rock | WNW 292° | 81 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:18 | 16:05 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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