Nature reserve · Maine
Whitten Hill Preserve
Whitten Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Frye Mountain stands 342 m to the east, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitten Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Midcoast Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates44.46519, -69.31053
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Whitten Hill: 0.4 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Twitchell Hill: 1.8 mi
- Stevenson Hill: 2.0 mi
- Ledge Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Bog Brook Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Northern Headwaters Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Freedom Forest Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Lake Saint George State Park: 5.0 mi
- James Dorso Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
Parks
- Freedom Park: 4.3 mi
- Vena M. Roberts Memorial Ball Field: 4.7 mi
- Frye Mountain State Game Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Ruffingham Meadow State Game Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Larrabee Field: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 36
- Dome home: 5.4 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 6.7 mi
- Giant Pines: 7.0 mi
- Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 7.1 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 7.1 mi
Museums: 17
- Thorndike Meeting Place: 8.0 mi
- Belfast Historical Society: 15.1 mi
- Redington Museum: 16.9 mi
- Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage: 17.3 mi
- Union Historical Society: 17.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Central Maine Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Rotary International Table: 16.5 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Bandstand (Plaque): 16.6 mi
- “One Country” Monument: 16.6 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Plaque: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 11
- Ducktrap Beach: 19.2 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 19.6 mi
- Wales Beach: 19.8 mi
- Shirt Tail Point: 20.1 mi
- Cals Beach: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 9
- Unity Stones: 9.6 mi
- River Stone: 16.7 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 16.7 mi
- 4: 18.6 mi
- 6: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hogback Ledge: 2.3 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 18.0 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 18.3 mi
- The Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 8
- Peace Garden: 8.6 mi
- Dye Garden: 8.7 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 18.5 mi
- Loon Cove: 20.5 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Monroe Falls: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Whitten Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frye Mountain | E 81° | 342 m | 4.7 mi |
| Spears Mountain | ENE 74° | 336 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | SSE 155° | 330 m | 15.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | ESE 106° | 327 m | 1.6 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | SE 136° | 317 m | 13.1 mi |
| Aborn Hill | NE 54° | 304 m | 6.8 mi |
| Common Hill | NNE 28° | 300 m | 13.2 mi |
| Simmons Hill | SSE 161° | 288 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:41 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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