Nature reserve · Maine
NORGAL Preserve
NORGAL Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Blinn Hill stands 135 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Falls Brook Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.93605, -69.51090
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Little Falls Brook Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Hatchtown Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Bracket Boyd Pond: 0.9 mi
- Crooked Farm Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Swanson Preserve: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Ellingwood Park: 1.9 mi
- Hanna Landing: 3.8 mi
- Samoset Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- Shipbuilder's Park: 6.1 mi
- Sherman Lake Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- Lookout Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mount Hunger: 5.4 mi
- Haggett Hill: 6.5 mi
- Kenniston Hill: 6.5 mi
- Johnston Hill: 6.7 mi
Museums: 46
- Bristol History Center: 2.1 mi
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 4.6 mi
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 5.6 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 5.9 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 32
- Scouting Owl: 7.9 mi
- Meredith Tree: 8.0 mi
- Headwind: 8.2 mi
- My Story: 8.2 mi
- Big Dog: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Bristol War Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Fort William Henry: 4.1 mi
- Samoset Memorial: 4.3 mi
- All Wars Monument: 5.8 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 30
- Sand Cove Beach: 6.9 mi
- Walker's Beach: 7.7 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 9.3 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 10.3 mi
- Hotel Beach: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 27
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 3.3 mi
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site: 4.0 mi
- Sumaria Event Center: 4.4 mi
- Goats: 5.9 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 15
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 9.0 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Miller School Garden: 12.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 12.5 mi
- Burnt Head: 15.7 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 15.7 mi
- The Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Morse Point: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 14.6 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 14.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of NORGAL Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn Hill | NNW 327° | 135 m | 15.4 mi |
| Dyer Hill | N 351° | 125 m | 15.2 mi |
| Palmer Hill | NNW 334° | 125 m | 15.7 mi |
| Crocker Hill | NNW 337° | 120 m | 16.3 mi |
| Stahls Hill | NE 48° | 110 m | 15.3 mi |
| Eugley Hill | NNE 13° | 107 m | 14.5 mi |
| Hunt Hill | N 352° | 106 m | 10.8 mi |
| Call Hill | NW 314° | 105 m | 15.0 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 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:16 | 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 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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