Nature reserve · Maine
Near Point Preserve
Near Point Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Smelt Brook Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- York Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.17813, -70.73476
- 7.0 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Independence Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 26.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Smelt Brook Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Highland Farm Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Kittery Water District Lands: 1.1 mi
- McIntire Highlands Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Kittery Water District Lands: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Frost Hill: 1.3 mi
- Swasey Hill: 2.1 mi
- Horse Hills: 2.2 mi
- Third Hill: 2.3 mi
- Raitt Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Bog Road Fields and Benjamin Park Playground: 3.1 mi
- Goodrich Park: 3.3 mi
- William A. Bray Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Hammond Park: 4.7 mi
- Dixon Road Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- Roundhouse: 3.5 mi
- Abandoned pier: 6.2 mi
- Sailors and Soldiers Monument: 6.5 mi
- USS Grayling Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Grave of William Pepperrell: 6.7 mi
Museums: 60
- Raitt Homestead Farm Museum: 3.9 mi
- Hamilton House: 4.7 mi
- Elizabeth Perkins House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum: 4.8 mi
- Emerson-Wilcox House Museum: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 42
- Harbor Beach: 5.8 mi
- Long Sands: 6.0 mi
- Short Sands Beach: 6.4 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 6.7 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 22
- Big Easy Chair: 6.4 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 7.0 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 7.0 mi
- Chestnut Street Arch: 7.2 mi
- Snake Eyes: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 17
- South Berwick Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 7.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Victory Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Liberty Gardens: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 14
- Take Flight: 3.7 mi
- Spring Hill: 5.6 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 6.9 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 7.5 mi
- Wagon: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Dover Bluff: 6.6 mi
- York Cliffs: 7.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 7.6 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 7.7 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Orris Falls: 6.8 mi
- Hayes Falls: 8.8 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 9.0 mi
- Second Falls: 11.8 mi
- Packer's Falls: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Birthday Bay: 10.1 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 10.6 mi
- Front Pavilion: 12.3 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 7.3 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 7.5 mi
- Oil House: 7.5 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 17.8 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 18.0 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Two Sisters Spring: 13.4 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Near Point Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agamenticus | NE 35° | 210 m | 3.8 mi |
| Second Hill | NE 35° | 167 m | 4.5 mi |
| Third Hill | NE 39° | 159 m | 5.2 mi |
| Horse Hills | NE 37° | 118 m | 2.8 mi |
| Welch Hill | N 10° | 108 m | 7.8 mi |
| Third Hill | W 264° | 104 m | 2.3 mi |
| Norman Hill | NNE 17° | 103 m | 4.5 mi |
| Brown Hill | N 9° | 102 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:25 | 16:11 |
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 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Neddick, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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