Nature reserve · Maine
Peter's Pond Preserve
Peter's Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Ragged Mountain stands 390 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Geele Farm Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Midcoast Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates44.05842, -69.38763
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Geele Farm Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Guy Van Duyn Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Osborn Finch Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Hay Conservation Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Waldoboro Town Forest: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Dutch Neck Marine Park: 1.5 mi
- Pine Street Landing: 2.5 mi
- Waldoboro Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Waldoboro Village River Park: 2.7 mi
- A.D. Gray Field: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Thomas Hill: 2.1 mi
- Willett Hill: 2.3 mi
- Procks Ledge: 2.3 mi
- Benner Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cordwood Hill: 3.0 mi
Museums: 42
- Waldoborough Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Friendship Museum: 5.6 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 7.3 mi
- Cushing Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 25
- Walker's Beach: 6.4 mi
- Drift Inn Beach: 11.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.3 mi
- Lucia Beach: 14.6 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 24
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 7.5 mi
- The Wall: 9.8 mi
- Prison Show Room: 9.8 mi
- The Barn: 11.2 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 11.8 mi
Artworks: 22
- Recycle Art: 1.8 mi
- Lobster: 14.2 mi
- Seagull: 14.3 mi
- Puffin Wall: 14.3 mi
- Sphere: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 9.2 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Samoset Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 12
- Miller School Garden: 2.7 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 5.8 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 6.1 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 14.1 mi
- Sunken Garden: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- The Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 19.9 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 20.0 mi
- Burnt Head: 20.9 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 23.6 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 9.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Peter's Pond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Mountain | NE 48° | 390 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 46° | 384 m | 17.2 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | NE 45° | 375 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | NE 37° | 330 m | 17.5 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NE 49° | 313 m | 13.6 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NE 50° | 291 m | 14.3 mi |
| Simmons Hill | NNE 30° | 288 m | 16.8 mi |
| Philbrick Mountain | NNE 33° | 284 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:59 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:15 | 16:03 |
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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