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Tatnic Hills Preserve

Tatnic Hills Preserve from directly overhead

Tatnic Hills Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Middle Peak stands 263 m to the northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tatnic Hills, a peak 0.5 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.29135, -70.68635
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Agamenticus Fields: 5.2 mi
  • Wells Harbor Community Park: 6.3 mi
  • South Berwick Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
  • Airport Fields: 7.0 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 51
Beaches: 47
Artworks: 19
  • Our Forebearers of the Coast: 11.6 mi
  • Sherwood Cairn Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Snake Eyes: 12.1 mi
  • Fairy Village: 12.2 mi
  • Big Easy Chair: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 17
  • South Berwick Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Somersworth Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Sanford Community Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 14.7 mi
  • Presscott Park Formal Garden: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Spring Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 7.5 mi
  • Take Flight: 11.2 mi
  • Wagon: 14.6 mi
  • Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Orris Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Second Falls: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Fort McClary Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 16.7 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 18.3 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 20.1 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
  • Two Sisters Spring: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Tatnic Hills Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle PeakNW 323°263 m8.4 mi
Bauneg Beg MountainNW 322°262 m8.1 mi
North PeakNW 325°250 m8.6 mi
Mount AgamenticusS 184°210 m4.7 mi
Second HillS 178°167 m4.1 mi
Abbott HillNW 309°166 m9.0 mi
Third HillSSE 168°159 m3.9 mi
Diamond HillWNW 287°148 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice05:0319:4420:27
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1315:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455564706961503929
Precip in3.63.64.94.83.94.53.83.64.35.44.34.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Neddick, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1212138603

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