Nature reserve · Maine
Thorne Head Preserve
Thorne Head Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Whitten Hill stands 193 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sewall Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.94748, -69.82101
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sewall Woods Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Whiskeag Creek Wetlands: 0.8 mi
- Whiskeag Field: 0.9 mi
- KELT Easement: 1.2 mi
- Whiskeag Creek Preserve: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Lambert Park: 1.5 mi
- Druid Park: 2.0 mi
- Library Park: 2.2 mi
- Linwood E. Temple Waterfront Park: 2.4 mi
- Nequasset Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Gilmore Hill: 3.2 mi
- Great Hill: 3.9 mi
- Ozone Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Sprague Hill: 4.4 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Honor the Brave Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Mount Ararat 9/11 memorial: 7.1 mi
- Sidney J. Watson: 7.2 mi
- Robert P. Dunlap: 7.3 mi
- Charles J. Gilman: 7.3 mi
Museums: 38
- Maine Maritime Museum Library Archives: 3.7 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 3.7 mi
- Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum: 6.3 mi
- Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum: 7.4 mi
- Pejepscot Historical Society: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 33
- Wyoming schooner: 3.6 mi
- The Lineman: 7.2 mi
- Scenting the Wind: 7.3 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 7.5 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 31
- Cripps Creek Disc Golf Course: 5.4 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 7.3 mi
- Fishway Viewing Area: 7.5 mi
- Vayo Meditation Garden: 9.3 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 29
- Thomas Point Beach: 5.1 mi
- Coffin Pond: 8.6 mi
- Cole Beach: 10.7 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 10.8 mi
- South Beach: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 25
- Sunken Garden: 2.9 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Pumpkin Garden: 6.8 mi
- Senior Garden: 7.1 mi
- Bowdoin Organic Garden: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hockomock Head: 4.7 mi
- The Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Morse Point: 14.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 4.5 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- First Falls: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Thorne Head Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitten Hill | NW 320° | 193 m | 14.0 mi |
| Blinn Hill | NNE 30° | 135 m | 14.0 mi |
| Tate Hill | WNW 291° | 109 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cox Pinnacle | W 268° | 108 m | 12.0 mi |
| Call Hill | NNE 25° | 105 m | 10.5 mi |
| Wheeler Hill | NW 308° | 89 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kenniston Hill | ESE 114° | 87 m | 10.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 254° | 85 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:17 | 16:05 |
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 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bath, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/618609222
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