Nature reserve · Maine
Payeur Preserve
Payeur Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the west-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Kirkpatrick Woods, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Great Works Regional Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.25003, -70.61516
- 13.3 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 23.5 mi off the Independence Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Kirkpatrick Woods: 0.4 mi
- Ogunquit Town Forest: 0.4 mi
- Beach Plum Farm: 1.3 mi
- McFeely Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Old Boston Preserve: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Agamenticus Fields: 0.8 mi
- Ellis Park: 5.3 mi
- York Beach Ballfield and Park: 5.3 mi
- Wells Harbor Community Park: 5.4 mi
- Sohier Park: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Birch Knoll: 1.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.3 mi
- Cockle Hill: 1.5 mi
- Clay Hill: 1.5 mi
- Gulf Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Rachel Carson: 7.4 mi
- Roundhouse: 9.2 mi
- Grave of William Pepperrell: 12.3 mi
- Fort McClary Blockhouse: 12.6 mi
- Rifleman's House: 12.6 mi
Museums: 48
- Ogunquit Heritage Museum: 0.8 mi
- Ogunquit Museum of American Art: 1.7 mi
- Emerson-Wilcox House Museum: 7.6 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum: 7.6 mi
- Old Gaol Museum: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 48
- Ogunquit Beach: 1.1 mi
- Little Beach: 1.3 mi
- Footbridge Beach: 1.6 mi
- Moody Beach: 2.6 mi
- Crescent Beach: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 20
- Our Forebearers of the Coast: 10.3 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 13.2 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 13.7 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 13.8 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 17
- South Berwick Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 13.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Trial Gardens: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Orris Falls: 5.1 mi
- Hayes Falls: 14.9 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 15.1 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 18.3 mi
- Second Falls: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 12
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 6.8 mi
- Spring Hill: 7.7 mi
- Take Flight: 9.5 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 13.2 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Bald Head Cliff: 2.8 mi
- York Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Dover Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.1 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Birthday Bay: 17.0 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 18.1 mi
- Front Pavilion: 20.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 6.0 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 13.2 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 13.2 mi
- Oil House: 13.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Two Sisters Spring: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Payeur Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agamenticus | WSW 244° | 210 m | 4.3 mi |
| Second Hill | WSW 249° | 167 m | 3.6 mi |
| Third Hill | WSW 251° | 159 m | 2.9 mi |
| Beech Ridge | WNW 302° | 145 m | 11.2 mi |
| Windy Hill | NW 317° | 138 m | 10.8 mi |
| Horse Hills | WSW 238° | 118 m | 5.1 mi |
| Welch Hill | WNW 300° | 108 m | 5.4 mi |
| Third Hill | WSW 238° | 104 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:24 | 16:10 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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