Fields Pond Visitor Center
Fields Pond Visitor Center is an attraction in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Bald Mountain stands 342 m to the southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Copeland Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 28 miles off.
Naturalst programs, exhibits, and activities.
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 28.2 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 28.5 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Copeland Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hog Hill: 2.5 mi
- Deer Hill: 3.5 mi
- Mann Hill: 4.5 mi
- Blood Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Sherwood Forest Park: 2.8 mi
- Sunset Park: 3.3 mi
- Eastern Park: 3.7 mi
- Fishermans Park: 3.7 mi
- Turtle Head Park: 3.9 mi
- McPhetres Farm Forest: 6.6 mi
- Manter Woods: 6.6 mi
- Davis Forest: 6.6 mi
- Buck Hill Conservation Area: 7.2 mi
- Hancock Pond Water Access: 7.7 mi
- Clewley Museum: 4.1 mi
- Police Museum: 4.6 mi
- Isaac Farrar Mansion Museum: 4.8 mi
- Hose 5 Fire Museum: 4.9 mi
- Zillman Art Museum: 4.9 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 4.3 mi
- An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 4.5 mi
- Greetings From Bangor Maine: 4.7 mi
- Together Place: 4.8 mi
- Spring Woods: 4.9 mi
- Battleship Maine Monument: 4.7 mi
- Peirce Memorial Statue: 5.0 mi
- Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 10.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 3.0 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 4.2 mi
- Penobscot Theatre: 4.8 mi
- Maine Discovery Museum: 4.8 mi
- Bangor YMCA: 4.8 mi
- Dunn Beach: 15.1 mi
- Otis Beach: 15.2 mi
- Hales Beach: 15.7 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 16.5 mi
- Jesse Beach: 16.6 mi
- Rider Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Parks Pond Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Fletcher Bluff: 15.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 18.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.3 mi
- UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 6.0 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 10.8 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 11.3 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 5.8 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 17.0 mi
- Monroe Falls: 18.1 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Fields Pond Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | SE 132° | 342 m | 8.2 mi |
| Big Hill | ESE 109° | 338 m | 8.6 mi |
| Blackcap | E 82° | 312 m | 8.0 mi |
| Great Pond Mountain | SSE 163° | 291 m | 9.9 mi |
| Flag Hill | SSE 151° | 270 m | 10.7 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | SE 141° | 258 m | 6.7 mi |
| Kings Mountain | SSW 196° | 256 m | 4.8 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | ENE 74° | 249 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:40 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:09 | 15:58 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bangor Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/44643601
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