Maquoit Bay Preserve
Maquoit Bay Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Bradbury Mountain stands 143 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chase Reserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 30 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust
How to reach it
- 29.5 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Chase Reserve: 0.6 mi
- Maquoit Bay Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Moose Crossing: 1.1 mi
- Jackman Woods: 1.4 mi
- Gibby's Trail: 1.7 mi
- Brimstone Hill: 1.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.2 mi
- Kelsey Hill: 3.8 mi
- Torrey Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bald Rock: 4.6 mi
- Old Farmhouse Foundation: 3.1 mi
- Monument E: 3.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Bowdoin War Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Bowdoin Civil War Monument: 4.5 mi
- Organic Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Organic Vegetable Fields: 3.4 mi
- Freeport Community Garden (at Elm Street): 4.1 mi
- FCS Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Coffin Street Garden: 4.5 mi
- Shulman Park: 3.5 mi
- Leon Gorman Park: 3.7 mi
- Municipal Hiking Trail Parking Lot: 3.7 mi
- Porter's Landing: 3.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 4.0 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 4.1 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 4.9 mi
- Fishway Viewing Area: 5.1 mi
- Desert of Maine: 6.7 mi
- Coffin Pond: 4.7 mi
- Thomas Point Beach: 7.0 mi
- Sea Cove Beach: 7.7 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 8.5 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 10.9 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 3.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 3.6 mi
- Time Out: 4.4 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 4.6 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 4.6 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 4.4 mi
- Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum: 4.6 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum: 4.6 mi
- Pejepscot Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Hockomock Head: 13.5 mi
- Morse Point: 14.2 mi
- White Head Cliff: 16.9 mi
- The Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Cod Ledges: 17.6 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 11.4 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 11.4 mi
- Bug Light: 17.6 mi
- First Falls: 8.8 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Maquoit Bay Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradbury Mountain | WNW 291° | 143 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bruce Hill | W 259° | 136 m | 12.5 mi |
| Walnut Hill | W 263° | 129 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tryon Mountain | WNW 294° | 119 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pisgah Hill | WNW 291° | 115 m | 11.3 mi |
| Tate Hill | N 8° | 109 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cox Pinnacle | NNW 341° | 108 m | 6.1 mi |
| Marston Hill | WNW 282° | 108 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:19 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/617237755
Day trips start here
- Poland · 23 mi
- Gorham · 24 mi
- Standish · 28 mi
- Buxton · 29 mi
- Old Orchard Beach · 30 mi
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