Nature reserve · Maine
Sides Preserve
Sides Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Coastal Mountains Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.16530, -69.12039
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beech Hill: 1.0 mi
- Dodge Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.5 mi
- Benner Hill: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Beech Hill Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Erickson Fields: 1.8 mi
- Harkness Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Mirror Lake Conservation Easement: 2.8 mi
- Rockport Shore Preserve: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Johnson Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Glen Cove Park: 2.5 mi
- Walker Park: 2.5 mi
- Rockport Marine Park: 2.7 mi
- Cramer Park: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 47
- Goodie's Beach: 2.7 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 4.1 mi
- Shirt Tail Point: 4.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.7 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 7.7 mi
Museums: 38
- Mary Meeker Cramer Museum: 3.0 mi
- Conway House Museum: 3.1 mi
- Knox Mill Museum: 4.1 mi
- Shore Village Lighthouse Museum Library: 4.2 mi
- Shore Village Museum: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Millerite Ledges: 6.3 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Spruce Head: 11.4 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 13.7 mi
- The Bluff: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 2.4 mi
- Cannon: 3.9 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 16.3 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- Andre the Seal: 2.7 mi
- Puffin Wall: 4.2 mi
- Seagull: 4.2 mi
- Lobster: 4.4 mi
- Sphere: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Prison Show Room: 7.0 mi
- The Wall: 7.1 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 22.5 mi
- The Barn: 22.5 mi
- Dome home: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 4.3 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 9.6 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 9.8 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 9.9 mi
- Miller School Garden: 13.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 4.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Sides Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NNE 26° | 419 m | 5.9 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNW 335° | 390 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 350° | 384 m | 4.5 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | NNW 337° | 375 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NNE 28° | 331 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | NNW 337° | 330 m | 7.1 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | N 358° | 317 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | WNW 297° | 313 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:14 | 16:01 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Rockport 1 NNW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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