Ballast Island Ledge
Ballast Island Ledge is a beach in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Peaked Mountain stands 168 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Pond Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 0 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Blackwoods Scenic Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Schoodic National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 22 mi
- Woodcock Habitat · 27 mi
- Frazer Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian River Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- Seaduck Point Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Hickey Island Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Great Wass Island Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Beals Town Park: 4.0 mi
- Roque Bluffs State Park: 4.9 mi
- West River Town Landing: 5.5 mi
- Jasper Beach: 9.4 mi
- Addison Point Park: 10.1 mi
- Little Pond Beach: 0.9 mi
- Pobblestone Cove: 0.9 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 1.0 mi
- Roque Island Ledge: 1.7 mi
- Rogue Bluffs Beach: 4.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 1.3 mi
- Devil's Stairway: 3.2 mi
- Jasper Head: 10.3 mi
- The Rim: 13.4 mi
- Great Head: 17.8 mi
- Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 8.4 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 9.6 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 11.5 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 11.5 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 17.4 mi
- Long Falls: 24.9 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 10.6 mi
- Gates House Museum: 12.2 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Double Arch: 15.5 mi
- Petit Manan Light: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Ballast Island Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Mountain | NNW 331° | 168 m | 15.5 mi |
| Patten Hill | NNW 329° | 143 m | 14.5 mi |
| Milton Mountain | NNW 333° | 136 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NW 323° | 124 m | 13.4 mi |
| Schoodic Hill | WNW 298° | 109 m | 19.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 332° | 105 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pumpkin Ridge | NNE 14° | 104 m | 11.8 mi |
| Harmon Mountain | N 358° | 99 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:04 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:35 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:51 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:05 | 15:54 |
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 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 7 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Shoppee Point, Englishman Bay, ME, 5 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358211268
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