Nature reserve · Maine
Peat Bog
Peat Bog is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Blinn Hill stands 135 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Saunders Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boothbay Region Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.89290, -69.60474
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Saunders Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Cross River Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Pine Tree Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Seal Cove Shore Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Plummer Point Preserve: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Kenniston Hill: 1.0 mi
- Turkey Hill: 2.1 mi
- Smith Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 2.9 mi
- McCobb Hill: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Boothbay Common: 1.9 mi
- Clifford Park: 1.9 mi
- Boothbay Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Shipbuilder's Park: 2.3 mi
- Lewis Park: 2.9 mi
Museums: 35
- Antique Auto Museum: 1.0 mi
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 1.1 mi
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 2.5 mi
- Boothbay Region Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- NeKrangan II Museum: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 1.9 mi
- Boothbay Civil War Soldier Monument: 1.9 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Boothbay Harbor War Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Fire Fighter Memorial: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 28
- Sand Cove Beach: 4.3 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
- Hotel Beach: 5.6 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 5.6 mi
- Indian Beach: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 25
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 1.0 mi
- Goats: 1.0 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 1.0 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises – Pink Lady II: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 16
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.2 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 7.6 mi
- Morse Point: 14.5 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 17.2 mi
- Burnt Head: 17.2 mi
- The Bluff: 17.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 9.5 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 9.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Peat Bog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn Hill | NNW 347° | 135 m | 16.3 mi |
| Hunt Hill | NNE 13° | 106 m | 14.1 mi |
| Call Hill | NNW 335° | 105 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cordwood Hill | NNE 33° | 102 m | 16.8 mi |
| Johnston Hill | NE 46° | 92 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNE 15° | 89 m | 17.1 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | SW 233° | 87 m | 1.0 mi |
| Mount Hunger | N 359° | 83 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:17 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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