Scarborough Beach State Park
Scarborough Beach State Park is a nature reserve in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Blackstrap Hill stands 151 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Back Shore, a beach 0.7 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Black Point Resource Management
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Back Shore: 0.7 mi
- Ferry Beach: 0.7 mi
- Western Beach: 0.8 mi
- Pine Point Beach: 1.4 mi
- Grand Beach: 2.0 mi
- Prouts Neck Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Libby River Farm Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Pin Tail Point: 2.0 mi
- Blue Point Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Scarborough River Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Snowberry Ocean View Park: 1.7 mi
- Willey Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Harmon Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Blue Point Hill: 2.6 mi
- Spurwink Hill: 2.7 mi
- Cross Hill: 3.9 mi
- Scottow Hill: 4.3 mi
- Hunnewell Hill: 4.4 mi
- World War Memorial: 3.9 mi
- World War Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Cape Elizabeth War Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Stage Island Monument: 6.4 mi
- The Garden at Gull Crest: 4.4 mi
- The Cape Community Garden at Maxwell's Farm: 5.7 mi
- The Parks Department Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.4 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 7.9 mi
- Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Museum: 3.9 mi
- Scarborough Museum: 4.4 mi
- York Institute Museum: 7.2 mi
- Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine: 7.4 mi
- International Cryptozoology Museum: 7.4 mi
- Split Bench: 7.1 mi
- Tidal Moon: 7.1 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Slugger the Sea Dog: 7.8 mi
- Seven: 7.9 mi
- Elks Club: 7.5 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 8.2 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 8.6 mi
- Ampitheater: 8.8 mi
- Portland Observatory: 8.9 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 3.7 mi
- Slackcrack: 8.2 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 8.3 mi
- Cod Ledges: 8.5 mi
- The Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 4.8 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 12.2 mi
- First Falls: 18.7 mi
- Steep Falls: 24.4 mi
- Bug Light: 8.5 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Scarborough Beach State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstrap Hill | N 358° | 151 m | 14.8 mi |
| Leighton Hill | N 356° | 145 m | 14.0 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | N 356° | 133 m | 17.4 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | N 358° | 129 m | 13.8 mi |
| Milliken Hill | NNW 348° | 119 m | 14.2 mi |
| Jones Hill | NNW 348° | 118 m | 15.6 mi |
| Canada Hill | NNW 344° | 107 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cressey Hill | NW 321° | 97 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/457695354
Day trips start here
- Old Orchard Beach · 4 mi
- Saco · 7 mi
- Biddeford · 8 mi
- Gorham · 11 mi
- Buxton · 12 mi
- Kennebunkport · 15 mi
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