Meserve Head Preserve
Meserve Head Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Peaked Mountain stands 168 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Meserve Head, a peak 0.1 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 25.9 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 12 mi
- Woodcock Habitat · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Meserve Head: 0.1 mi
- Libby Head: 0.7 mi
- Days Head: 1.9 mi
- Pot Head: 2.4 mi
- Huntley Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Middle River Park: 1.2 mi
- Machias River Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Long Point Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Larrabee Heath Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- Machias Park: 1.3 mi
- Fort O'Brien State Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Mill Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Finn Beach: 5.9 mi
- Jasper Beach: 6.3 mi
- Jasper Beach: 5.8 mi
- Pettegrow Beach: 6.2 mi
- Jasper Beach: 6.4 mi
- Grays Beach: 6.5 mi
- Jasper Beach: 6.8 mi
- The Rim: 2.2 mi
- Jasper Head: 6.8 mi
- Devil's Stairway: 8.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Great Head: 12.2 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 1.2 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 12.5 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 14.1 mi
- Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 14.1 mi
- Shipwreck: 19.7 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 1.1 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 1.1 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 1.1 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 13.3 mi
- Gates House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 15.1 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 24.2 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 24.4 mi
- Abandoned Coast Guard Life Saving Station: 10.6 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 24.4 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 24.4 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 24.8 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 16.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 24.4 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 24.4 mi
- Crawford Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Meserve Head Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Mountain | WNW 283° | 168 m | 13.6 mi |
| Patten Hill | W 278° | 143 m | 13.5 mi |
| Milton Mountain | W 273° | 136 m | 11.4 mi |
| Round Lake Hills | NNW 340° | 135 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sugar Hill | W 271° | 124 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pughole Mountain | ENE 61° | 118 m | 13.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 275° | 105 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pumpkin Ridge | WNW 288° | 104 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 19:35 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:51 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:04 | 15:53 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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