Nature reserve · Maine
Miles Island Preserve
Miles Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Blinn Hill stands 135 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Schoolhouse Pond Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boothbay Region Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.90791, -69.66399
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Schoolhouse Pond Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Scully Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Greenleaf Point: 0.9 mi
- Cross River Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Gregory Hiking Trail: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Smith Hill: 1.0 mi
- High Head: 2.1 mi
- Kenniston Hill: 2.7 mi
- Doggett Castle: 2.8 mi
- Tyler Hill: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Clifford Park: 2.5 mi
- Boothbay Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Boothbay Common: 2.7 mi
- Central Park: 3.3 mi
- Minneconcha Park: 3.4 mi
Museums: 36
- Antique Auto Museum: 2.2 mi
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 2.4 mi
- NeKrangan II Museum: 3.2 mi
- Boothbay Region Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 2.6 mi
- Boothbay Civil War Soldier Monument: 2.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.6 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 4.2 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Fire Fighter Memorial: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 28
- Cole Beach: 5.8 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 5.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.5 mi
- South Beach: 6.7 mi
- Hotel Beach: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 27
- Antique Engine Display: 2.2 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 2.2 mi
- Goats: 2.2 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 2.3 mi
Gardens: 18
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 6.6 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 7.9 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 4.6 mi
- Morse Point: 13.6 mi
- The Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 20.3 mi
- Burnt Head: 20.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 6.7 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 6.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Miles Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn Hill | N 357° | 135 m | 14.9 mi |
| Palmer Hill | N 3° | 125 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hunt Hill | NNE 26° | 106 m | 14.1 mi |
| Call Hill | NNW 345° | 105 m | 12.7 mi |
| Johnston Hill | ENE 58° | 92 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wheeler Hill | WNW 299° | 89 m | 16.8 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | SE 127° | 87 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NNE 32° | 83 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:17 | 16:04 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
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