Nature reserve · Maine
Mills Overlook Preserve
Mills Overlook Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Patrick Mountain stands 266 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ice House Park, a park 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.05910, -69.52832
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ice House Park: 0.3 mi
- Newcastle Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.9 mi
- Damariscotta Lake Access: 3.1 mi
- Bragg Recreational Area: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Oyster Creek Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Chapman Field & Forest: 1.2 mi
- Sherman Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Whaleback Shell Midden State Historic Site: 1.4 mi
- Pete Noyes Preserve: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Hunt Hill: 2.3 mi
- Hopkins Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 5.1 mi
- Johnston Hill: 5.8 mi
- Cordwood Hill: 6.0 mi
Museums: 52
- Newcastle Historical Center: 1.7 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Center School: 4.7 mi
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum: 4.8 mi
- Lincoln County Museum: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 7.8 mi
- Castle Tucker: 8.1 mi
- Fort William Henry: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 30
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 1.8 mi
- The Barn: 6.6 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 11.5 mi
- Goats: 11.8 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 27
- Walker's Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sand Cove Beach: 15.1 mi
- Drift Inn Beach: 16.7 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 17.2 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 19
- Miller School Garden: 7.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 7.9 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 11.7 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 11.8 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- The Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Hockomock Head: 15.9 mi
- Burnt Head: 23.3 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 17.9 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 18.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Mills Overlook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mountain | NNE 16° | 266 m | 18.2 mi |
| Coggans Hill | NE 40° | 245 m | 17.1 mi |
| Barrett Hill | NE 50° | 208 m | 17.7 mi |
| Clarry Hill | NE 47° | 197 m | 14.0 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | ENE 62° | 187 m | 18.2 mi |
| Beech Hill | NW 324° | 165 m | 13.0 mi |
| Givens Hill | NNW 343° | 165 m | 16.3 mi |
| Crummett Mountain | N 9° | 157 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 17:59 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:16 | 16:03 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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