Nature reserve · Maine
Trolley Marsh Preserve
Trolley Marsh Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Woolen Mill Park, a park 1.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georges River Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.10075, -69.22727
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Woolen Mill Park: 1.5 mi
- Payson Park: 1.8 mi
- Thomaston Green: 2.4 mi
- Mall Park: 2.5 mi
- Wadsworth Street Park: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Thomaston Town Forest: 1.6 mi
- Rockland Bog Overlook: 4.4 mi
- Eagles Way Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Waterman Brook Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Burkett Mill Preserve: 5.3 mi
Peaks
- Limestone Hill: 2.2 mi
- Stahls Hill: 2.9 mi
- Howard Hill: 4.0 mi
- Benner Hill: 4.8 mi
- Demuth Hill: 5.7 mi
Museums: 43
- Thomaston Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Montpelier: 3.2 mi
- Shore Village Museum: 5.6 mi
- Shore Village Lighthouse Museum Library: 5.6 mi
- Farnsworth Art Museum: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 41
- Sandy Beach: 6.1 mi
- Lucia Beach: 7.8 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 7.9 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 9.6 mi
- Laite Memorial Beach: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 14
- Prison Show Room: 2.4 mi
- The Wall: 2.4 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 15.9 mi
- The Barn: 17.5 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Cannon: 5.9 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 6.7 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Maiden Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 12.6 mi
- Spruce Head: 18.2 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 20.5 mi
- The Bluff: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 7
- Lobster: 5.9 mi
- Seagull: 5.9 mi
- Puffin Wall: 5.9 mi
- Sphere: 6.1 mi
- Recycle Art: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 4.4 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 4.5 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 5.8 mi
- Miller School Garden: 7.8 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 16.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 5.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Trolley Marsh Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NE 39° | 419 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNE 26° | 390 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 27° | 384 m | 10.0 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | NNE 23° | 375 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NE 38° | 331 m | 14.7 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | NNE 13° | 330 m | 11.3 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | NNE 17° | 317 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NNE 22° | 313 m | 6.4 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 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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