Nature reserve · Maine
Reef Point Preserve
Reef Point Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Ragged Mountain stands 390 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Meadow Brook Preserve, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Midcoast Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates44.16282, -69.40263
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Long Meadow Brook Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Janet Winslow Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Davis Stream Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Clarry Hill Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Waldoboro Town Forest: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Eugley Hill: 2.7 mi
- Clarry Hill: 4.6 mi
- Benner Hill: 4.7 mi
- Cordwood Hill: 4.7 mi
- Procks Ledge: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Damariscotta Lake State Park: 3.5 mi
- Medomak River Park: 4.4 mi
- Elm Street Fish Ladder: 4.5 mi
- A.D. Gray Field: 4.6 mi
- Waldoboro Village River Park: 4.7 mi
Museums: 45
- Waldoborough Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage: 7.0 mi
- Union Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 11.0 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 30
- The Barn: 8.5 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 11.1 mi
- Prison Show Room: 12.0 mi
- The Wall: 12.1 mi
- Midway Area: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 25
- Recycle Art: 5.4 mi
- Puffin Wall: 15.1 mi
- Seagull: 15.1 mi
- Lobster: 15.2 mi
- Sphere: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Cannon: 15.0 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 15.1 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 15
- Walker's Beach: 13.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 15.4 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 16.3 mi
- Shirt Tail Point: 16.4 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 12
- Miller School Garden: 4.6 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 5.2 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 5.4 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 15.0 mi
- Loon Cove: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Maiden Cliff: 16.6 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 16.8 mi
- The Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Hogback Ledge: 22.4 mi
- Spruce Head: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 14.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Reef Point Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Mountain | ENE 75° | 390 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 71° | 384 m | 14.0 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | ENE 71° | 375 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | ENE 59° | 330 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | E 82° | 313 m | 11.2 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | E 80° | 291 m | 11.8 mi |
| Simmons Hill | NE 51° | 288 m | 11.8 mi |
| Philbrick Mountain | NE 53° | 284 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:59 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:15 | 16:02 |
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 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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