Weskeag Headlands Preserve
Weskeag Headlands Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Owls Head Transportation Museum, a museum 1.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georges River Land Trust
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ingraham Hill: 2.0 mi
- Limestone Hill: 3.3 mi
- Foggs Hill: 3.5 mi
- Post Hill: 3.5 mi
- Gooseberry Knob: 4.6 mi
- Mill River Park: 2.3 mi
- Birch Point State Park: 2.3 mi
- Mayo Park: 2.5 mi
- Thomaston Library Park: 2.5 mi
- Oceanside Little League Fields: 2.8 mi
- Saint George Town Forest: 3.0 mi
- Ash Point Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Robinson Trail: 3.5 mi
- Plaisted Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Fort Point Trail: 4.2 mi
- Lucia Beach: 2.4 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 2.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.2 mi
- Goodie's Beach: 9.3 mi
- Drift Inn Beach: 10.2 mi
- Owls Head Transportation Museum: 1.8 mi
- Montpelier: 2.3 mi
- Thomaston Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- The Old Homestead: 2.6 mi
- Coastal Children’s Museum: 2.9 mi
- Cannon: 3.8 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 5.6 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 17.4 mi
- The Wall: 3.1 mi
- Prison Show Room: 3.1 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 19.9 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 20.0 mi
- Sumaria Event Center: 22.0 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 13.7 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 13.8 mi
- Spruce Head: 18.1 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 20.5 mi
- Burnt Head: 22.4 mi
- Sphere: 3.2 mi
- Lobster: 3.4 mi
- Seagull: 3.6 mi
- Puffin Wall: 3.6 mi
- Andre the Seal: 9.4 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 3.4 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 9.8 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 9.9 mi
- Miller School Garden: 12.7 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 16.8 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 10.8 mi
- Keepers Quarters: 23.5 mi
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 4.0 mi
- Vinal Falls: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Weskeag Headlands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NNE 15° | 419 m | 13.1 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | N 356° | 390 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 360° | 384 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | N 355° | 375 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NNE 17° | 331 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | N 352° | 330 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NNW 346° | 313 m | 9.2 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | N 350° | 291 m | 9.5 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 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:14 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tenants Harbor, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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