Long Cove Headwaters Preserve
Long Cove Headwaters Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Mount Waldo stands 320 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ephraim, a peak 1.9 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Mountains Land Trust
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ephraim: 1.9 mi
- Hedgehog Hill: 2.2 mi
- Fletcher Hill: 3.3 mi
- Smith Hill: 3.6 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mill Brook Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Probert Memorial Forest: 3.2 mi
- Meadow Brook Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Meadow Brook Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Mosman Park: 3.1 mi
- Stockton Springs Recreation Park: 3.6 mi
- Colonel Peterson Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Moose Point State Park: 4.9 mi
- Swan Lake State Park: 5.0 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 6.3 mi
- Spragues Beach: 8.8 mi
- Wadsworth Cove Beach: 9.4 mi
- MMA Beach: 10.4 mi
- Big Tree Beach: 12.3 mi
- Belfast Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Bucksport Historical Society Museum: 8.4 mi
- Castine Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Wilson Museum: 10.3 mi
- Winterport Historical Association: 10.3 mi
- The Whale: 8.4 mi
- Before The Wind: 8.4 mi
- Unity Stones: 20.8 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 21.3 mi
- An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 21.7 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 5.4 mi
- The Bluff: 10.1 mi
- The Bluffs: 11.5 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 12.3 mi
- The Bluffs: 13.0 mi
- Fort Pownall: 6.5 mi
- Fort Knox: 7.9 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 8.7 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 10.2 mi
- Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Dome home: 14.2 mi
- Fields Pond Visitor Center: 19.3 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 21.3 mi
- Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 21.5 mi
- Bangor YMCA: 22.1 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 15.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 18.6 mi
- Dye Garden: 18.7 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 21.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 21.7 mi
- Monroe Falls: 8.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.8 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 24.6 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Long Cove Headwaters Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Waldo | NNE 19° | 320 m | 5.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 276° | 258 m | 8.1 mi |
| Taggert Hill | W 276° | 249 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 307° | 248 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pond Hill | W 273° | 248 m | 10.3 mi |
| Houstus Hill | WNW 303° | 242 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mason Hill | NW 308° | 227 m | 10.4 mi |
| Patterson Hill | SSW 214° | 227 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:40 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
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 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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