Pleasant Hill Woods Preserve
Pleasant Hill Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Grave School Park, a park 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Falmouth Land Trust
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Grave School Park: 0.4 mi
- Portland Trails: 0.6 mi
- Walton Park: 0.7 mi
- Pine Grove Park: 0.7 mi
- Ocean Avenue Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Ledges Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Berle Mill Pond: 0.9 mi
- Brickyard Point: 1.2 mi
- Gilsland Farm Audubon Center: 1.4 mi
- Ridgewood Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Graves Hill: 1.0 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.8 mi
- Sturdivant Hill: 3.4 mi
- Blackstrap Hill: 3.5 mi
- Deer Hill: 3.9 mi
- Longfellow Arboretum: 2.0 mi
- Medical Herbal Garden: 2.2 mi
- Riverton Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Plot 56A: 2.6 mi
- Plot 46: 2.6 mi
- Jack D. Finley Memorial Plaza: 2.2 mi
- Mayor Baxter Woods Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Major Charles Loring Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Baxter Boulevard Sundial: 2.7 mi
- Baxter Pines Monument: 2.8 mi
- East End Beach: 3.2 mi
- West Shore Sandy Beach: 4.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 4.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 4.9 mi
- Lobster Pound Beach: 5.0 mi
- Portland Observatory: 3.2 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 3.6 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 3.8 mi
- Ampitheater: 4.0 mi
- Elks Club: 4.5 mi
- University of New England Art Gallery: 2.2 mi
- Maine Jewish Museum: 3.3 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: 3.6 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House: 3.7 mi
- Maine Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Cloud Couch: 2.1 mi
- Biosphere: 2.1 mi
- The Constance Corey PhD. Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- Luminous Arbor: 2.7 mi
- Chalk Art Wall: 2.8 mi
- White Head Cliff: 5.9 mi
- The Cliffs: 6.0 mi
- Cod Ledges: 6.1 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 6.1 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 8.8 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 0.8 mi
- First Falls: 7.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Steep Falls: 20.3 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 20.1 mi
- Davis Spring: 22.4 mi
- Bug Light: 4.1 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Pleasant Hill Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 332° | 178 m | 8.9 mi |
| Dutton Hill | NNW 340° | 175 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hunt Hill | NNW 344° | 153 m | 10.3 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NW 324° | 151 m | 4.3 mi |
| Baker Mountain | NNW 326° | 149 m | 9.9 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NW 311° | 145 m | 4.1 mi |
| Libby Hill | NW 323° | 144 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 1° | 136 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:20 | 16:07 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/868726782
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