Pleasant Hill Preserve
Pleasant Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Blackstrap Hill stands 151 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Willey Recreation Area, a park 0.6 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Scarborough Land Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Willey Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Wainwright Recreation Complex: 1.8 mi
- Lions Field: 2.7 mi
- South Portland Skatepark: 2.8 mi
- Sawyer Park: 2.8 mi
- Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge: 0.9 mi
- Pin Tail Point: 1.2 mi
- Libby River Farm Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Town Farm: 1.6 mi
- Runaway Farm: 1.9 mi
- Cross Hill: 1.1 mi
- Spurwink Hill: 1.7 mi
- Barren Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hunnewell Hill: 2.8 mi
- Sandy Hill: 3.0 mi
- Higgins Beach: 1.7 mi
- Back Shore: 3.3 mi
- Ferry Beach: 3.3 mi
- Western Beach: 3.6 mi
- Pine Point Beach: 4.0 mi
- The Garden at Gull Crest: 2.2 mi
- The Cape Community Garden at Maxwell's Farm: 2.8 mi
- The Parks Department Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 5.0 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Cape Elizabeth War Memorial: 3.0 mi
- South Portland Civil War Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Lieutenant Frothingham Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Battery Garesche: 4.5 mi
- Battery Blair: 4.6 mi
- Elks Club: 5.2 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 5.3 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 5.6 mi
- Portland Observatory: 6.0 mi
- Ampitheater: 6.6 mi
- Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine: 4.7 mi
- International Cryptozoology Museum: 4.7 mi
- Portland Fire Museum: 4.9 mi
- Victoria Mansion: 4.9 mi
- Neal Dow House: 4.9 mi
- Split Bench: 4.6 mi
- Tidal Moon: 4.6 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Seven: 5.0 mi
- Slugger the Sea Dog: 5.0 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 1.4 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 5.5 mi
- Cod Ledges: 5.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- White Head Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 6.7 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 9.5 mi
- First Falls: 15.8 mi
- Steep Falls: 23.7 mi
- Bug Light: 5.6 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Pleasant Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstrap Hill | N 352° | 151 m | 12.3 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NNW 348° | 145 m | 11.6 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 345° | 144 m | 15.5 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | N 351° | 133 m | 14.9 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | N 351° | 129 m | 11.3 mi |
| Milliken Hill | NNW 339° | 119 m | 12.0 mi |
| Jones Hill | NNW 341° | 118 m | 13.4 mi |
| Nash Hill | NNW 340° | 117 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/450136144
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