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Tatnic Woods Preserve

Tatnic Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Tatnic Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Middle Peak stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tatnic Hills, a peak 0.5 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Great Works Regional Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.27922, -70.69324
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Agamenticus Fields: 5.0 mi
  • South Berwick Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
  • Counting House Park: 6.9 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 6.9 mi
  • Wells Harbor Community Park: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 57
Beaches: 47
Artworks: 22
  • Sherwood Cairn Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Snake Eyes: 11.3 mi
  • Our Forebearers of the Coast: 12.3 mi
  • Fairy Village: 12.8 mi
  • Big Easy Chair: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 17
  • South Berwick Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Somersworth Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Wagon Hill Farm Community Gardens: 13.8 mi
  • Presscott Park Formal Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Community Gardens: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Orris Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Second Falls: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Spring Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 8.2 mi
  • Take Flight: 10.4 mi
  • Wagon: 13.7 mi
  • Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Fort McClary Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 15.9 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 17.4 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 19.2 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Tatnic Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle PeakNNW 328°263 m8.9 mi
Bauneg Beg MountainNNW 328°262 m8.6 mi
North PeakNNW 329°250 m9.1 mi
Mount AgamenticusS 179°210 m3.9 mi
Second HillS 171°167 m3.3 mi
Abbott HillNW 314°166 m9.3 mi
Third HillSSE 159°159 m3.2 mi
Diamond HillWNW 295°148 m7.0 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/1211609739

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