Nature reserve · Maine
River's Edge
River's Edge is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Freeport Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.81077, -70.15045
- 22.6 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mitchell Hill: 0.4 mi
- Winston Hill: 2.1 mi
- York Hill: 2.9 mi
- Trues Hill: 3.4 mi
- Torrey Hill: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Cousins River Fields & Marsh: 0.7 mi
- Powell Point Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Arnold Family Forest: 0.9 mi
- Walsh Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Bliss Woods: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Eartha: 0.7 mi
- Schooner Windfall: 2.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Old Farmhouse Foundation: 4.9 mi
- Cumberland Veterans Monument: 5.2 mi
Gardens
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- FCS Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Organic Vegetable Fields: 4.0 mi
- Organic Gardens: 4.1 mi
Parks
- North Road Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Grist Mill Park: 1.6 mi
- Winslow Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Factory Island: 1.9 mi
- Gooch's Island: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 59
- Sandy Point Beach: 2.6 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 6.4 mi
- East End Beach: 7.4 mi
- Kennedy Beach: 8.2 mi
- Andrews Beach: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 55
- Big Indian: 0.6 mi
- Desert of Maine: 3.3 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 4.0 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 4.0 mi
- Bradbury Mountain State Park: 6.3 mi
Museums: 41
- Yarmouth Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Desert of Maine Farm Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 8.2 mi
- Admiral Robert E. Peary Home Museum: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 39
- Can't Stop Hip Hop: 2.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.7 mi
- Lobstermans Statue: 9.8 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 10.2 mi
- Cloud Couch: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
- White Head Cliff: 11.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Cod Ledges: 12.1 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 12.3 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- First Falls: 1.6 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 8.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 22.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Bug Light: 11.5 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 18.4 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of River's Edge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | W 275° | 178 m | 10.2 mi |
| Dutton Hill | WNW 286° | 175 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hunt Hill | WNW 288° | 153 m | 9.4 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | WSW 247° | 151 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gloucester Hill | NW 324° | 150 m | 12.2 mi |
| Baker Mountain | W 276° | 149 m | 11.5 mi |
| Leighton Hill | WSW 244° | 145 m | 10.0 mi |
| Libby Hill | W 266° | 144 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:19 | 16:07 |
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 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gray, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/140789629
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