Nature reserve · Maine
Rutherford Island Preserve
Rutherford Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Hunt Hill stands 106 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Cove Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Damariscotta River Association
How to reach it
Coordinates43.84710, -69.56475
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Linekin Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Burley Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Mill Pond: 1.6 mi
- Library Park: 1.7 mi
- Garber Overlook: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Little River Dam Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Shipbuilder's Park: 1.5 mi
- Nahanada Park: 2.6 mi
- Lewis Park: 2.8 mi
- Ocean Point Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Mount Pisgah: 2.7 mi
- Turkey Hill: 3.1 mi
- Lookout Hill: 3.7 mi
- Kenniston Hill: 3.8 mi
- McCobb Hill: 4.8 mi
Museums: 33
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 2.3 mi
- Fishermans Museum and Art Gallery: 3.0 mi
- Boothbay Region Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Grand Banks Schooner Museum: 3.5 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 30
- Saint Mary: 2.9 mi
- Captain Brown: 3.0 mi
- Meredith Tree: 3.1 mi
- Scouting Owl: 3.1 mi
- Headwind: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 29
- All Wars Monument: 0.9 mi
- Fort William Henry: 2.9 mi
- Fishermen's Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Boothbay Harbor War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Fire Fighter Memorial: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 28
- Sand Cove Beach: 0.6 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 2.7 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 4.0 mi
- Hotel Beach: 4.0 mi
- Indian Beach: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 25
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site: 3.1 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises – Pink Lady II: 3.1 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Schooners: 3.1 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises – Harbor Princess: 3.2 mi
- Balmy Days Cruises: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 14
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.9 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Sunken Garden: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 10.2 mi
- Morse Point: 13.9 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 13.9 mi
- Burnt Head: 14.0 mi
- The Bluff: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 11.8 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 11.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Rutherford Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Hill | N 4° | 106 m | 16.9 mi |
| Call Hill | NNW 334° | 105 m | 18.4 mi |
| Johnston Hill | NNE 30° | 92 m | 13.3 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | NW 313° | 87 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NNW 347° | 83 m | 9.0 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | W 261° | 81 m | 13.8 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | WSW 257° | 79 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | N 9° | 76 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:17 | 16:04 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
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