Nature reserve · Maine
Stetser Preserve
Stetser Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Patrick Mountain stands 266 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Valley Farm Easement, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Midcoast Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates44.12945, -69.57691
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hidden Valley Farm Easement: 1.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Reverend Joseph Barth Memorial Demonstration and Experimental Forest: 2.4 mi
- Musquash Pond Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Maguire Preserve: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- Dyer Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hunt Hill: 3.2 mi
- Crocker Hill: 3.5 mi
- Palmer Hill: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Damariscotta Lake Access: 3.2 mi
- Dyer Long Pond Access: 4.7 mi
- Ice House Park: 5.2 mi
- Clary Lake Access: 5.7 mi
- Bird Playground: 5.7 mi
Museums: 49
- Center School: 3.9 mi
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum: 5.3 mi
- Newcastle Historical Center: 6.8 mi
- Chapman-Hall House Museum: 7.1 mi
- Lincoln County Museum: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Castle Tucker: 9.9 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 10.2 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 34
- Recycle Art: 9.7 mi
- Samantha Smith: 15.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 15.9 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 16.2 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 33
- The Barn: 1.4 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 7.0 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 10.8 mi
- Midway Area: 10.8 mi
- Kiddie Land: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 19
- Sunken Garden: 9.8 mi
- Miller School Garden: 9.8 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 13.2 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 13.2 mi
- Loon Cove: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 18
- Walker's Beach: 15.4 mi
- Sand Cove Beach: 20.0 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 20.6 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 21.5 mi
- Drift Inn Beach: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Hockomock Head: 18.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 20.1 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 16.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Stetser Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mountain | NNE 31° | 266 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cunningham Mountain | NNE 31° | 252 m | 15.8 mi |
| Coggans Hill | ENE 58° | 245 m | 15.7 mi |
| Barrett Hill | ENE 68° | 208 m | 17.3 mi |
| Clarry Hill | ENE 70° | 197 m | 13.5 mi |
| Beech Hill | NW 317° | 165 m | 7.7 mi |
| Givens Hill | NNW 347° | 165 m | 11.0 mi |
| Granite Hill | NW 314° | 158 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:16 | 16:03 |
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 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcastle, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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