Nature reserve · Maine
Morse Mountain Preserve
Morse Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Kenniston Hill stands 87 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Seawall Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Small Point Association
How to reach it
Coordinates43.72713, -69.82033
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Morse Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Small Point Hill: 1.3 mi
- Haskell Hill: 1.6 mi
- Sabino Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bowie Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hook Rock Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Spirit Pond Preserve (Popham Beach State Park): 1.5 mi
- McDonald Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- McDonald Marsh Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Phippsburg Town Forest: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Fort Baldwin State Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- Popham Colony: 2.4 mi
- Fort Popham State Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Trufant-Summerton Ballfield: 8.0 mi
- Houghton Graves Park: 8.2 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Popham (historical): 2.7 mi
- Rachel Carson Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Southport Civil War Monument: 9.7 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 11.9 mi
- Honor the Brave Memorial: 12.7 mi
Gardens
- Floratorium: 3.5 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Sunken Garden: 12.3 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 45
- Seawall Beach: 0.1 mi
- Head Beach: 1.7 mi
- Spring Beach: 1.7 mi
- Sand Dune Beach: 1.8 mi
- Hunnewell Beach: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 41
- Circles Petroglyph: 4.4 mi
- Cedar Waxwings Petroglyph: 6.0 mi
- Wild Bird Petroglyph: 6.0 mi
- Lobstermans Statue: 9.1 mi
- Wyoming schooner: 11.6 mi
Museums: 40
- Seguin Lighthouse Museum and Gift Shop: 3.4 mi
- Phippsburg Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 9.7 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 29
- Thunderhole: 8.7 mi
- Balmy Days Cruises: 12.8 mi
- Arbor Garden: 12.8 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises: 12.8 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Morse Point: 1.4 mi
- Hockomock Head: 12.3 mi
- White Head Cliff: 19.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Cod Ledges: 19.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 10.8 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 11.0 mi
- Bug Light: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- First Falls: 18.5 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Morse Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenniston Hill | NE 42° | 87 m | 14.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 319° | 85 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | WNW 302° | 85 m | 18.0 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | N 352° | 81 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 317° | 81 m | 17.9 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | NNE 26° | 79 m | 6.8 mi |
| Winston Hill | WNW 296° | 73 m | 16.8 mi |
| Smith Hill | NE 35° | 72 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:18 | 16:06 |
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, 12 mi away.
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