Nature reserve · Maine
Piontkowski Preserve
Piontkowski Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Beech Hill stands 165 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrows-Louderback Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.98616, -69.61004
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Barrows-Louderback Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Schmid Land Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Spring Hill Farm: 1.2 mi
- Davidson Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Sherman Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Haggett Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Hunger: 0.9 mi
- Cushman Hill: 3.4 mi
- High Head: 4.1 mi
- Doggett Castle: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Sherman Lake Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site: 2.4 mi
- Sherman Park: 2.9 mi
- Wiscasset Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Wright Landing: 4.1 mi
Museums: 42
- Nickels-Sortwell House: 3.0 mi
- Lincoln County Museum: 3.1 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 5.0 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Fort Edgecomb: 2.4 mi
- Castle Tucker: 3.2 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 7.7 mi
- Boothbay Civil War Soldier Monument: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 30
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 5.0 mi
- Goats: 5.8 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 5.8 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 5.8 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 28
- Sand Cove Beach: 10.4 mi
- Cole Beach: 11.8 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 11.8 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 11.8 mi
- Hotel Beach: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 18
- Sunken Garden: 3.0 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 12.0 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 9.5 mi
- The Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Morse Point: 19.6 mi
- Burnt Head: 21.5 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 11.6 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 11.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Piontkowski Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Hill | NNW 347° | 165 m | 16.0 mi |
| Blinn Hill | NNW 340° | 135 m | 10.1 mi |
| Palmer Hill | N 350° | 125 m | 10.8 mi |
| Dyer Hill | NNE 12° | 125 m | 11.8 mi |
| Crocker Hill | N 353° | 120 m | 11.6 mi |
| Ring Hill | NW 314° | 116 m | 16.8 mi |
| Brooks Turner Hill | NNE 12° | 113 m | 17.0 mi |
| Jones Hill | N 7° | 111 m | 15.0 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 | 24 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wiscasset AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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