Nature reserve · Maine
Murray Preserve
Murray Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is State of Maine Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Mountains Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.29466, -69.00471
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- State of Maine Land: 0.1 mi
- Ducktrap River Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Ducktrap River Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Spruce Island Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Broad Point Preserve: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Pendleton Hill: 0.7 mi
- Frohock Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Ducktrap Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Derry Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Lincolnville Beach: 0.9 mi
- Wyman Park: 1.4 mi
- Lincolnville Veterans Park: 5.0 mi
- Breezemere Park: 5.0 mi
- Barrett's Cove Beach: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 47
- Ducktrap Beach: 0.1 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 0.9 mi
- Wales Beach: 1.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.9 mi
- Cals Beach: 2.9 mi
Museums: 38
- Indian basket: 0.3 mi
- Islesboro sailors memorial: 3.2 mi
- Islesboro historical society: 5.1 mi
- Maple Grove Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- Knox Mill Museum: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Spruce Head: 1.3 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 3.2 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 5.0 mi
- The Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 9
- Andre the Seal: 8.2 mi
- Puffin Wall: 14.0 mi
- Seagull: 14.0 mi
- Lobster: 14.2 mi
- Sphere: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 12.1 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 12.2 mi
- Cannon: 13.8 mi
- Fort Pownall: 15.3 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 7
- Tanglewood Garden: 1.3 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 14.2 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 19.1 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 19.3 mi
- Miller School Garden: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Prison Show Room: 17.6 mi
- The Wall: 17.7 mi
- Dome home: 18.4 mi
- Giant Pines: 24.7 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Vinal Falls: 16.6 mi
- Monroe Falls: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Murray Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | SW 220° | 419 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SW 232° | 390 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 235° | 384 m | 7.9 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | WSW 236° | 375 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | SW 226° | 331 m | 2.7 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | WSW 255° | 330 m | 8.8 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | WNW 291° | 317 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | SW 229° | 313 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:12 | 16:00 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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