Nature reserve · Maine
Red Rose Preserve
Red Rose Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Sabattus Mountain stands 244 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowdoinham Sports Fields, a park 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.01672, -69.89429
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bowdoinham Sports Fields: 0.2 mi
- Philip Mailly Waterfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Cathance Meadows: 0.8 mi
- Bay Bridge Landing Wetland Park: 5.7 mi
- Entrance to town forest: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Center Point Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Dow Property: 3.4 mi
- Alora Drive: 3.5 mi
- Mill Forest: 3.6 mi
- Butler Head Preserve: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Sprague Hill: 2.9 mi
- Powers Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Wheeler Hill: 3.3 mi
- Hornbeam Hill: 3.5 mi
- Tate Hill: 5.2 mi
Attractions
- Cripps Creek Disc Golf Course: 5.3 mi
- Fishway Viewing Area: 7.6 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 7.9 mi
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 15.1 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Mount Ararat 9/11 memorial: 6.2 mi
- Robert P. Dunlap: 8.0 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 8.0 mi
- Frances Caroline Chamberlain: 8.0 mi
- Sidney J. Watson: 8.1 mi
Museums: 43
- CHTJ Southard House Museum: 6.7 mi
- Pejepscot Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum: 8.1 mi
- Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum: 8.2 mi
- The Butterfly & Insect Museum: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 34
- Holy Trinty: 8.0 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 8.1 mi
- The Lineman: 8.1 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 8.1 mi
- Scenting the Wind: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 31
- Coffin Pond: 8.1 mi
- Thomas Point Beach: 8.5 mi
- Cole Beach: 16.7 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 16.8 mi
- South Beach: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 29
- Pumpkin Garden: 6.8 mi
- Senior Garden: 7.4 mi
- Saint Paul's Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
- Bowdoin Organic Garden: 8.3 mi
- Coffin Street Garden: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Hockomock Head: 10.7 mi
- Morse Point: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 10.4 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- First Falls: 20.7 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Red Rose Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabattus Mountain | NW 314° | 244 m | 12.7 mi |
| Danforth Hill | NNW 329° | 208 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hodgman Hill | NW 320° | 198 m | 11.0 mi |
| Whitten Hill | NW 317° | 193 m | 8.0 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 326° | 189 m | 11.2 mi |
| Springer Hill | NNW 344° | 168 m | 10.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 335° | 154 m | 11.6 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NNW 327° | 149 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:17 | 16:05 |
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 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bath, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1349139864
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