Nature reserve · Maine
O'Brien Preserve
O'Brien Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Beech Hill stands 165 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherman Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.00393, -69.60262
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sherman Lake Wildlife Management Area: 0.2 mi
- Davidson Preserve: 1.1 mi
- F. Cunningham Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Barrows-Louderback Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Piontkowski Preserve: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Sherman Lake Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site: 2.8 mi
- Sherman Park: 2.9 mi
- Bird Playground: 3.1 mi
- Wiscasset Community Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Haggett Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Hunger: 2.1 mi
- Cushman Hill: 4.2 mi
- Doggett Castle: 5.3 mi
- High Head: 5.3 mi
Museums: 43
- Lincoln County Museum: 3.0 mi
- Nickels-Sortwell House: 3.1 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 3.9 mi
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum: 4.1 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Fort Edgecomb: 2.8 mi
- Castle Tucker: 3.3 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 30
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 4.0 mi
- Goats: 7.1 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 7.1 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 7.1 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sand Cove Beach: 11.5 mi
- Walker's Beach: 12.2 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 13.0 mi
- Cole Beach: 13.0 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 18
- Sunken Garden: 3.1 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 9.5 mi
- Miller School Garden: 12.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 12.9 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 10.6 mi
- The Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Morse Point: 20.9 mi
- Burnt Head: 22.2 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 12.6 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 12.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of O'Brien Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Hill | NNW 344° | 165 m | 14.9 mi |
| Haskell Hill | NNE 24° | 148 m | 16.7 mi |
| Blinn Hill | NNW 335° | 135 m | 9.1 mi |
| Palmer Hill | NNW 346° | 125 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dyer Hill | NNE 12° | 125 m | 10.5 mi |
| Crocker Hill | N 350° | 120 m | 10.4 mi |
| Ring Hill | NW 310° | 116 m | 16.3 mi |
| Brooks Turner Hill | NNE 12° | 113 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:41 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
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