Nature reserve · Maine
North Branch Preserve
North Branch Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Blinn Hill stands 135 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Swanson Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.91891, -69.54979
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Swanson Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Plummer Point Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Little Falls Brook Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Crooked Farm Preserve: 2.1 mi
- NORGAL Preserve: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Hanna Landing: 3.2 mi
- Ellingwood Park: 3.6 mi
- Shipbuilder's Park: 4.1 mi
- Samoset Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Boothbay Common: 5.1 mi
Peaks
- Lookout Hill: 4.1 mi
- Kenniston Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mount Hunger: 4.7 mi
- Smith Hill: 4.8 mi
- Turkey Hill: 5.2 mi
Museums: 38
- Bristol History Center: 2.3 mi
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 2.8 mi
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 3.4 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 3.7 mi
- Boothbay Region Historical Society: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Fort William Henry: 3.2 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- All Wars Monument: 4.1 mi
- Samoset Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sand Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 7.5 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 8.3 mi
- Hotel Beach: 8.3 mi
- Indian Beach: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 29
- Scouting Owl: 5.7 mi
- Meredith Tree: 5.8 mi
- Headwind: 6.0 mi
- My Story: 6.1 mi
- Big Dog: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 24
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site: 3.2 mi
- Goats: 3.7 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 3.7 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 3.7 mi
- Sumaria Event Center: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 14
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 6.5 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.2 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 13.6 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 10.4 mi
- Burnt Head: 16.2 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 16.2 mi
- The Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Morse Point: 17.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 12.5 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 12.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of North Branch Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn Hill | NNW 335° | 135 m | 15.5 mi |
| Palmer Hill | NNW 342° | 125 m | 16.0 mi |
| Dyer Hill | N 358° | 125 m | 16.2 mi |
| Crocker Hill | NNW 344° | 120 m | 16.8 mi |
| Eugley Hill | NNE 18° | 107 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hunt Hill | N 2° | 106 m | 11.9 mi |
| Call Hill | NW 322° | 105 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cordwood Hill | NNE 28° | 102 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| 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 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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