Nature reserve · Maine
Merrymeeting Fields Preserve
Merrymeeting Fields Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Whitten Hill stands 193 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Point Preserve, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.99656, -69.81932
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Center Point Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Butler Head Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Thorne Head Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Whiskeag Creek Wetlands: 3.9 mi
- Red Rose Preserve: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Philip Mailly Waterfront Park: 3.8 mi
- Bowdoinham Sports Fields: 3.9 mi
- Cathance Meadows: 3.9 mi
- Nequasset Park: 4.8 mi
- Lambert Park: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Sprague Hill: 4.3 mi
- Ozone Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Powers Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Gilmore Hill: 6.1 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 6.5 mi
Museums: 43
- CHTJ Southard House Museum: 6.4 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum Library Archives: 7.1 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 7.1 mi
- Nickels-Sortwell House: 7.7 mi
- Lincoln County Museum: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 42
- Honor the Brave Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Castle Tucker: 7.4 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 8.1 mi
- Mount Ararat 9/11 memorial: 8.1 mi
- Sidney J. Watson: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 35
- Wyoming schooner: 7.0 mi
- The Lineman: 9.1 mi
- Scenting the Wind: 9.2 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 9.3 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 34
- Cripps Creek Disc Golf Course: 6.6 mi
- Fishway Viewing Area: 9.1 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 9.1 mi
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 11.4 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 29
- Sunken Garden: 6.3 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 7.6 mi
- Pumpkin Garden: 8.2 mi
- Senior Garden: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 27
- Thomas Point Beach: 7.9 mi
- Coffin Pond: 9.9 mi
- Cole Beach: 13.5 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 13.6 mi
- South Beach: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hockomock Head: 7.5 mi
- The Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Morse Point: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 7.8 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- First Falls: 22.5 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Merrymeeting Fields Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitten Hill | NW 308° | 193 m | 11.7 mi |
| Springer Hill | NNW 331° | 168 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mann Hill | NW 309° | 136 m | 14.2 mi |
| Blinn Hill | NE 38° | 135 m | 11.1 mi |
| Palmer Hill | NE 40° | 125 m | 13.0 mi |
| Lunts Hill | NNW 341° | 122 m | 13.5 mi |
| Crocker Hill | NE 39° | 120 m | 14.0 mi |
| Ring Hill | N 352° | 116 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:17 | 16:05 |
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 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bath, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1351600872
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