Nature reserve · Maine
McClellan-Poor Preserve
McClellan-Poor Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayview park, a park 1.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Mountains Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.38967, -68.99841
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bayview park: 1.5 mi
- Auditorium Park: 1.6 mi
- Ruggle's Park: 1.6 mi
- Belfast City Park: 1.8 mi
- Walsh Field: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Piper Stream Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Mount Percival Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Stephenson Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Stover Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Ducktrap River Preserve: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Knowlton Hill: 1.7 mi
- Priest Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Percival: 2.9 mi
- Patterson Hill: 3.0 mi
- Bird Hill: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 42
- Cals Beach: 5.2 mi
- Spragues Beach: 5.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 5.9 mi
- Wales Beach: 6.3 mi
- Ducktrap Beach: 6.5 mi
Museums: 35
- Belfast Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Indian basket: 6.3 mi
- Islesboro historical society: 7.3 mi
- Islesboro sailors memorial: 8.0 mi
- Maple Grove Cemetery: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
- The Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 5.0 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 6.0 mi
- Spruce Head: 6.6 mi
- The Bluffs: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 8
- Andre the Seal: 14.5 mi
- Before The Wind: 16.1 mi
- The Whale: 16.1 mi
- Puffin Wall: 20.4 mi
- Seagull: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Castine Civil War Monument: 9.9 mi
- Fort Pownall: 10.7 mi
- Fort Knox: 15.6 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 16.3 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 7
- Dome home: 13.8 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 22.7 mi
- Giant Pines: 22.8 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 22.9 mi
- Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Tanglewood Garden: 7.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.0 mi
- Dye Garden: 20.1 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 20.5 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Monroe Falls: 14.7 mi
- Vinal Falls: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of McClellan-Poor Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | SSW 198° | 419 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 212° | 384 m | 13.0 mi |
| Frye Mountain | WNW 299° | 342 m | 12.3 mi |
| Spears Mountain | WNW 300° | 336 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | SSW 195° | 331 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | SW 225° | 330 m | 12.5 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | WSW 237° | 317 m | 7.6 mi |
| Moody Mountain | SW 232° | 284 m | 9.5 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 | 06:24 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:12 | 16:00 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1358668211
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