Nature reserve · Maine
Starboard Rock Preserve
Starboard Rock Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Starboard Rock, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Vinalhaven Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.09498, -68.82343
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Starboard Rock: 0.0 mi
- Cooms Hill: 1.9 mi
- Basin High Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Isle Au Haut Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Barley Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Penobscot Island Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Carrying Place Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Lower Mill River Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Round Pond Trail: 1.4 mi
- Watershed Preserve: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Trailhead to Huber Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Isle Au Haut Mountain Town Park: 2.6 mi
- Lawson's Quarry Town Park: 2.7 mi
- Geary's Beach Town Park: 3.0 mi
- Booth's Quarry Town Park: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- Eleanor L. Campbell Preserve Polly Cove Beach: 1.7 mi
- Old Ferry Landing Beach: 3.4 mi
- Big Beach: 4.5 mi
- Izzy's Beach: 5.3 mi
- Big White Beach: 5.5 mi
Museums: 35
- Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum: 3.3 mi
- North Haven Museum: 4.5 mi
- North Haven Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 9.0 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 8.8 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 14.0 mi
- Cannon: 14.2 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Negro Head: 11.3 mi
- Spruce Head: 15.8 mi
- Gull Ledges: 17.0 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 17.1 mi
- The Bluffs: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 6
- Penn Station Eagle: 3.3 mi
- Andre the Seal: 13.9 mi
- Sphere: 14.0 mi
- Puffin Wall: 14.1 mi
- Seagull: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 13.4 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 18.8 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 19.3 mi
- Keepers Quarters: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 14.3 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 16.8 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 24.2 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 3
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 11.4 mi
- Prison Show Room: 18.3 mi
- The Wall: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 1.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Starboard Rock Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NW 310° | 419 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NW 318° | 331 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Battie | NW 306° | 240 m | 15.0 mi |
| Garey Mountain | NW 319° | 239 m | 16.0 mi |
| Derry Mountain | NW 321° | 231 m | 16.3 mi |
| Dodge Mountain | WNW 283° | 201 m | 15.5 mi |
| Benner Hill | W 278° | 188 m | 15.7 mi |
| Beech Hill | WNW 290° | 159 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:38 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:13 | 16:00 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1355579113
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