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Bear Island Beach

Bear Island Beach from directly overhead

Bear Island Beach is a beach in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Steep Bank Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 26 miles off.

The story

beach in Hancock County, Maine, United States

Wikidata Q33325450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.22934, -68.82569

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Peaks
Parks
  • The Island: 3.9 mi
  • Islesboro Town Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Burnt Island Conservation Area: 5.6 mi
  • Pine Hill Nature Area: 7.3 mi
  • The Ball Field: 7.3 mi
Museums: 34
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 8
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Tanglewood Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 16.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Wiley's Corner Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Lurvey Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Bear Island Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MegunticookW 274°419 m12.0 mi
Bald Rock MountainWNW 284°331 m11.1 mi
Cameron MountainWNW 282°244 m12.7 mi
Mount BattieW 268°240 m12.0 mi
Garey MountainWNW 285°239 m10.8 mi
Derry MountainWNW 288°231 m10.7 mi
Ducktrap MountainWNW 303°218 m10.7 mi
Beech HillNW 311°205 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0918:48
June solstice04:5219:3920:23
September equinox06:2317:5718:35
December solstice07:0815:1216:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230415261676659483727
Precip in3.93.24.14.43.94.33.23.14.15.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 14 mi away.

Mean tidal range 9.85 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Pulpit Harbor, North Haven Island, ME, 6 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358226483

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