Nature reserve · Maine
Sayles Field
Sayles Field is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Winston Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Freeport Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.82413, -70.11624
- 24.4 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Winston Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 1.6 mi
- Torrey Hill: 2.2 mi
- Kelsey Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Bliss Woods: 0.8 mi
- Rachel's Cove: 1.1 mi
- Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park: 1.4 mi
- Arnold Family Forest: 1.6 mi
- Tidebrook Preserve: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Sandy Beach: 1.1 mi
- Winslow Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Porter's Landing: 1.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Discovery Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Schooner Windfall: 1.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Eartha: 2.6 mi
- Old Farmhouse Foundation: 3.1 mi
- Cumberland Veterans Monument: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 60
- Big Indian: 1.5 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 2.4 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 2.4 mi
- Desert of Maine: 3.1 mi
- Bradbury Mountain State Park: 6.1 mi
Gardens
- Organic Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Organic Vegetable Fields: 2.2 mi
- FCS Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Freeport Community Garden (at Elm Street): 2.5 mi
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 59
- Sandy Point Beach: 3.8 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 7.2 mi
- Sea Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
- East End Beach: 8.4 mi
- Kennedy Beach: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 47
- Can't Stop Hip Hop: 4.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 7.8 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 8.3 mi
- Lobstermans Statue: 9.3 mi
- Time Out: 9.5 mi
Museums: 42
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Desert of Maine Farm Museum: 3.1 mi
- Yarmouth Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 6.6 mi
- Admiral Robert E. Peary Home Museum: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- White Head Cliff: 12.9 mi
- The Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Cod Ledges: 13.5 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 13.7 mi
- Morse Point: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- First Falls: 3.6 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 10.6 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Bug Light: 13.1 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 16.5 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Sayles Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | W 270° | 178 m | 11.9 mi |
| Dutton Hill | W 279° | 175 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hunt Hill | W 281° | 153 m | 10.8 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | WSW 246° | 151 m | 11.1 mi |
| Gloucester Hill | NW 315° | 150 m | 12.6 mi |
| Baker Mountain | W 271° | 149 m | 13.2 mi |
| Leighton Hill | WSW 244° | 145 m | 12.0 mi |
| Libby Hill | W 263° | 144 m | 12.5 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 | 16:06 |
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.
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