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Spear Farm Estuary Preserve

Spear Farm Estuary Preserve from directly overhead

Spear Farm Estuary Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the west-northwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Larrabee's Landing, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Royal River Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates43.79235, -70.15906

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Grist Mill Park: 1.0 mi
  • North Road Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • Camp Soci: 1.6 mi
  • Factory Island: 1.7 mi
  • Royal River Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 60
Peaks
Gardens
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Organic Vegetable Fields: 4.9 mi
  • Organic Gardens: 5.0 mi
  • FCS Community Garden: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Big Indian: 1.9 mi
  • Desert of Maine: 4.6 mi
  • "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 5.3 mi
  • LL Bean Boot: 5.3 mi
  • Cumberland Farmers Club: 6.6 mi
Museums: 42
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 9
  • White Head Cliff: 10.2 mi
  • The Cliffs: 10.4 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 10.8 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 11.0 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • First Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Spear Farm Estuary Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atherton HillWNW 282°178 m10.0 mi
Dutton HillWNW 293°175 m9.9 mi
Hunt HillWNW 296°153 m9.4 mi
Blackstrap HillWSW 254°151 m8.4 mi
Baker MountainWNW 283°149 m11.3 mi
Leighton HillWSW 250°145 m9.2 mi
Libby HillW 273°144 m10.3 mi
Bradbury MountainN 351°143 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice04:5919:4320:27
September equinox06:2818:0218:40
December solstice07:1215:2016:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533445464706961493928
Precip in3.53.34.04.43.64.73.73.84.35.44.74.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gray, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/141901804

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