River Locks Preserve
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
River Locks Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 300 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pringle Wildlife Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 8.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Presumpscot Regional Land Trust
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Pringle Wildlife Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Otterbrook Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Brookhaven Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Black Brook Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Rhododendron 1 - Green Trees Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Rollins Hill: 0.7 mi
- Windham Hill: 0.9 mi
- Dundee Hill: 1.5 mi
- Whites Hill: 2.0 mi
- Woodbury Hill: 2.2 mi
- Dundee Park: 0.8 mi
- Town Hall Park & Playground: 1.8 mi
- Windham Community Park: 2.2 mi
- Donnabeth Lippman Park: 3.0 mi
- Perennial Place: 3.1 mi
- Pollinator's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Hurricane Valley Farm: 7.0 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 9.8 mi
- Riverton Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- community space: 11.1 mi
- Harold Libbey Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Gorham Civil War Monument: 8.6 mi
- Phinney Park: 8.7 mi
- Cumberland Veterans Monument: 9.4 mi
- Riverbank: 9.6 mi
- Rec Beach: 4.8 mi
- Rich Memorial Town Beach: 5.2 mi
- Raymond Beach: 6.8 mi
- Wilkies Beach: 9.1 mi
- Kiwanis Beach: 9.9 mi
- Cumberland Farmers Club: 7.7 mi
- Amphitheatre: 9.3 mi
- Turtles: 9.7 mi
- Eagles: 9.7 mi
- Great Horned Owl: 9.7 mi
- Daniel Marrett House Museum: 7.2 mi
- Warden Museum: 9.8 mi
- University of New England Art Gallery: 11.0 mi
- Tate House Museum: 12.0 mi
- Yarmouth Historical Society: 12.5 mi
- Tractor: 8.2 mi
- Athlete Sculptures: 8.3 mi
- Wire Globe: 8.5 mi
- Chalk Art Wall: 9.3 mi
- The Constance Corey PhD. Memorial Garden: 11.1 mi
- Fryes Leap: 5.1 mi
- Pismire Bluff: 12.5 mi
- White Head Cliff: 16.6 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 16.7 mi
- The Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 10.3 mi
- Steep Falls: 11.0 mi
- First Falls: 13.2 mi
- Hiram Falls: 18.0 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 18.1 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 11.0 mi
- Davis Spring: 12.0 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Bug Light: 14.6 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of River Locks Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | N 349° | 300 m | 11.5 mi |
| Raymond Hill | N 1° | 204 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tarkiln Hill | N 4° | 197 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mitchell Hill | NNW 337° | 190 m | 11.2 mi |
| Atherton Hill | ENE 74° | 178 m | 4.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 253° | 176 m | 7.6 mi |
| Dutton Hill | ENE 58° | 175 m | 5.9 mi |
| Adams Hill | NNE 25° | 174 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windham 2NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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