Nature reserve · Maine
Zak Preserve
Zak Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Blinn Hill stands 135 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lallis Property, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boothbay Region Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates43.93270, -69.61261
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lallis Property: 0.8 mi
- Cross River Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Church Property: 1.4 mi
- Colby Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Saunders Preserve: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- High Head: 2.1 mi
- Smith Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Hunger: 2.8 mi
- Doggett Castle: 3.2 mi
- Kenniston Hill: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Wright Landing: 3.9 mi
- Clifford Park: 3.9 mi
- Boothbay Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Boothbay Common: 4.1 mi
- Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site: 4.7 mi
Museums: 37
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 1.8 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 2.2 mi
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 4.6 mi
- Boothbay Region Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Nickels-Sortwell House: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 4.0 mi
- Boothbay Civil War Soldier Monument: 4.1 mi
- Fort Edgecomb: 4.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 28
- Goats: 2.1 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 2.1 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 2.1 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Restaurant Pavilion: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 28
- Sand Cove Beach: 6.9 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 8.2 mi
- Hotel Beach: 8.3 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 8.3 mi
- Cole Beach: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 16
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 5.5 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 10.7 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Hockomock Head: 7.5 mi
- The Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Morse Point: 16.4 mi
- Burnt Head: 19.2 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 9.7 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 9.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Zak Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinn Hill | NNW 346° | 135 m | 13.6 mi |
| Palmer Hill | N 353° | 125 m | 14.4 mi |
| Dyer Hill | N 10° | 125 m | 15.4 mi |
| Crocker Hill | N 355° | 120 m | 15.3 mi |
| Hunt Hill | NNE 18° | 106 m | 11.6 mi |
| Call Hill | NNW 331° | 105 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cordwood Hill | NE 40° | 102 m | 14.8 mi |
| Willett Hill | NE 49° | 101 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:17 | 16:04 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wiscasset AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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