Loring Cove Preserve
Loring Cove Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Greenlaws Mountain stands 171 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gleason Cove Town Park, a park 3.2 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.2 miles off.
road that leads 0.1 mile to the cove and, when the water is low enough (typically 3-4 hours on either side of low tide), continues to the preserve’s gravel beach
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Woodcock Habitat · 13 mi
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Porcupine Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 4.6 mi
- Ironworks Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Stovers Hill: 5.2 mi
- Carlisle Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Gleason Cove Town Park: 3.2 mi
- St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site: 4.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 4.2 mi
- Saint Croix River Boat Access: 4.7 mi
- Monument Square: 6.7 mi
- Navy Island Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Leigh Williamson Conservation Easement: 3.4 mi
- Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Lincoln Cove Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Hersey Cove Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Navy Bar: 3.4 mi
- Red Beach: 4.0 mi
- Cony Beach: 8.4 mi
- Huckins Beach: 8.6 mi
- Dunn Beach: 10.3 mi
- Frost Head: 3.9 mi
- Brooks Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Kendall Head: 6.6 mi
- Todd Head: 8.6 mi
- Estes Head: 9.6 mi
- Waponahki Museum: 4.7 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 8.6 mi
- Barracks Museum: 8.8 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 11.8 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 11.8 mi
- Old Sow whirlpool: 7.9 mi
- Shipwreck: 8.5 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 8.9 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 9.0 mi
- Eastport Historic District: 9.1 mi
- Saint Croix Island International Historic Site: 8.2 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 10.4 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 15.3 mi
- Nature's Grace: 9.0 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 9.1 mi
- Fisherman: 9.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 11.7 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 12.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Pikewoods Rest Area: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Loring Cove Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlaws Mountain | N 355° | 171 m | 7.5 mi |
| Carlisle Mountain | W 279° | 167 m | 6.1 mi |
| Trimble Mountain | NW 324° | 156 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Seeall | NW 311° | 147 m | 10.4 mi |
| Conant Hill | W 272° | 141 m | 12.3 mi |
| Howard Lake Mountain | NW 304° | 135 m | 9.3 mi |
| Birch Mountain | WNW 285° | 134 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Allan Mountain | WSW 252° | 133 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:34 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:01 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Moncton).
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 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robbinston, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/851901214
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