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Mariaville Falls Preserve

Mariaville Falls Preserve from directly overhead

Mariaville Falls Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Peaked Mountain stands 350 m to the west-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mariaville Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Frenchman Bay Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates44.80010, -68.38720

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 6.2 mi
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 8.8 mi
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
  • Nicolin Park: 12.3 mi
  • Pickerel Pond State Water Access: 12.3 mi
Museums: 17
Artworks: 17
Attractions: 13
  • Corn Field Loop: 14.9 mi
  • Old Town Loop: 15.3 mi
  • Pinkham Trails: 15.7 mi
  • Dorion Loop: 15.7 mi
  • Otto Farm Loop: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Peace Pole: 15.7 mi
  • Binnette: 15.8 mi
  • War Monument: 15.9 mi
  • VFW: 16.0 mi
  • Spencer: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 4
  • Mariaville Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 19.4 mi
  • Long Falls: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Children's Garden: 18.7 mi
  • UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Mariaville Falls Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked MountainWNW 298°350 m4.3 mi
Big HillSW 231°338 m11.0 mi
Springy Brook MountainN 5°315 m7.7 mi
BlackcapWSW 250°312 m9.3 mi
Bald Bluff MountainN 354°305 m6.5 mi
Jellison HillWNW 302°284 m1.9 mi
Blackcap MountainNE 50°284 m14.0 mi
PinnacleENE 58°281 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0718:46
June solstice04:4819:3920:24
September equinox06:2117:5418:33
December solstice07:0915:0715:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192331435563706859473727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1366003219

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