Nature reserve · Maine
Stickney Preserve
Stickney Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the east, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrett Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georges River Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.22367, -69.25407
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Barrett Hill: 0.0 mi
- Gurney Hill: 1.8 mi
- Coggans Hill: 3.2 mi
- Jones Hill: 3.3 mi
- Shepards Hill: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- The Pool Preserve: 1.3 mi
- The Pool Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Hall Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Hall Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Mirror Lake Conservation Easement: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Union Fairgrounds: 1.8 mi
- Ayer Park: 1.8 mi
- Meadow Mountain Preserve: 4.4 mi
- True Park: 5.7 mi
- Ragged Mountain Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
Museums: 38
- Union Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage: 1.5 mi
- Conway House Museum: 8.8 mi
- Mary Meeker Cramer Museum: 8.9 mi
- Knox Mill Museum: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 37
- Shirt Tail Point: 8.5 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 9.3 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 9.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.4 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 13
- Prison Show Room: 10.6 mi
- The Wall: 10.6 mi
- The Barn: 16.7 mi
- Midway Area: 17.4 mi
- Kiddie Land: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Maiden Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 8.5 mi
- Spruce Head: 14.5 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 16.4 mi
- Hogback Ledge: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 7
- Andre the Seal: 9.3 mi
- Puffin Wall: 10.9 mi
- Seagull: 10.9 mi
- Lobster: 11.1 mi
- Sphere: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 6
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 7.3 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 7.6 mi
- Miller School Garden: 10.8 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 10.9 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 9.8 mi
- Cannon: 10.6 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 15.2 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 10.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Stickney Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | E 82° | 419 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | E 98° | 390 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 86° | 384 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | E 90° | 375 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | ENE 74° | 331 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | ENE 57° | 330 m | 4.6 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | NE 41° | 317 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | SE 125° | 313 m | 4.5 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 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:14 | 16:02 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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