Nature reserve · Maine
Plaisted Preserve
Plaisted Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard Carver Harbor Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georges River Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.08709, -69.06249
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Richard Carver Harbor Park: 0.4 mi
- Owls Head State Park: 0.9 mi
- Snow Marine Park: 2.2 mi
- Breakwater: 2.2 mi
- Sandy Beach Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Post Hill: 0.7 mi
- Ingraham Hill: 2.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bear Hill: 4.5 mi
- Benner Hill: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Ash Point Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Weskeag Headlands Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Rockland Bog Overlook: 5.0 mi
- Beauchamp Point Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Beech Hill Preserve: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 52
- Crockett's Beach: 2.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.2 mi
- Lucia Beach: 3.6 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 6.8 mi
- Narrow Place Beach: 6.9 mi
Museums: 37
- Coastal Children’s Museum: 2.1 mi
- Sail Power & Steam Museum: 2.1 mi
- Owls Head Transportation Museum: 2.4 mi
- Maine Lighthouse Museum: 2.5 mi
- Center for Maine Contemporary Art: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Cannon: 2.8 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 3.7 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Millerite Ledges: 11.5 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Spruce Head: 15.0 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 17.2 mi
- The Bluff: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 7
- Sphere: 2.3 mi
- Lobster: 2.5 mi
- Seagull: 2.6 mi
- Puffin Wall: 2.6 mi
- Andre the Seal: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 2.6 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 12.5 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 12.6 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 14.0 mi
- Miller School Garden: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Prison Show Room: 6.4 mi
- The Wall: 6.4 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 22.7 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 23.7 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- Keepers Quarters: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Plaisted Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | N 359° | 419 m | 10.7 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNW 333° | 390 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 340° | 384 m | 10.5 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | NNW 334° | 375 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | N 4° | 331 m | 12.5 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | NNW 335° | 330 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NW 320° | 313 m | 9.0 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NW 324° | 291 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:14 | 16:01 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Rockport 1 NNW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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