Mary Grant Nature Preserve
Mary Grant Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Copple Crown Mountain stands 534 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gerrish Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 3.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 13.7 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 20.4 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Gerrish Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Hussey Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hurd Hill: 2.8 mi
- Berry Hill: 3.1 mi
- Horn Hill: 3.6 mi
- Square Pond Water Access: 1.3 mi
- Acton Fair: 2.0 mi
- Mousam Lake Access: 3.7 mi
- Shapleigh Fields: 3.9 mi
- Weeks Beach Park: 5.6 mi
- Goat Hill Trail: 2.2 mi
- Shapleigh Town Forest: 2.7 mi
- Goose Pond Overlook: 3.0 mi
- Hobbs Farm: 3.6 mi
- Hansen Pond Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Great East Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
- Lovell Lake Beach: 6.0 mi
- Lake Ivanhoe Beach: 6.1 mi
- Newfield Public Beach: 7.7 mi
- BLPOA Beach: 8.7 mi
- New Hampshire farm Museum: 6.5 mi
- New Hampshire Farm Museum: 6.5 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 6.6 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 6.6 mi
- Sanford-Springvale Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Governor's Road: 6.1 mi
- Belleau Lake Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Jayden's Journey Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
- Cellar Hole: 12.9 mi
- George Meserve Homestead 1810: 16.7 mi
- Orris Falls: 20.3 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 20.6 mi
- Steep Falls: 21.5 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 22.6 mi
- Hiram Falls: 22.7 mi
- Willowbrook Museum Village: 8.7 mi
- Rock Tripe Boulder: 13.1 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 15.8 mi
- Spring Hill: 20.4 mi
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 22.3 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 20.6 mi
- Slackcrack: 23.0 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 23.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 23.5 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 23.5 mi
- Fairy Village: 8.0 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 23.7 mi
- Snake Eyes: 24.0 mi
- Our Forebearers of the Coast: 24.7 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 21.1 mi
- Davis Spring: 24.9 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 24.9 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Mary Grant Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copple Crown Mountain | W 270° | 534 m | 10.6 mi |
| Moose Mountains | W 265° | 527 m | 9.0 mi |
| Birch Ridge | WSW 252° | 415 m | 12.1 mi |
| Rand Mountain | W 263° | 397 m | 10.8 mi |
| Wiggin Mountain | N 349° | 394 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cotton Mountain | WNW 302° | 384 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Jesse | WSW 255° | 366 m | 10.7 mi |
| Phoebes Nable Mountain | W 259° | 354 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:45 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
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 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 2 NNW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/931648347
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