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Hero Beach

Hero Beach from directly overhead

Hero Beach is a beach in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Goose Pond Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

beach in Hancock County, Maine, United States

Wikidata Q33326696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
6 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.13425, -68.41141

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mill Pond Park: 1.6 mi
  • Hockamock Head Lighthouse Park: 1.9 mi
  • Fire Ponds: 2.4 mi
  • Fine Sand Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Bass Harbor Light Station: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 52
  • East Cove: 1.3 mi
  • Schooner Cove: 1.5 mi
  • Spindle Cove: 1.7 mi
  • Southwest Cove: 1.7 mi
  • Joyce Beach: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 21
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Roadside: 18.7 mi
  • Mountain: 18.7 mi
  • Meadow: 18.7 mi
  • Heath: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 19
Lighthouses: 12
Attractions: 8
  • High Hopes Lobster Boat: 10.7 mi
  • Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 12.4 mi
  • The Bubble: 16.2 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 16.5 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 17.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Lurvey Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Birch Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Fern Spring: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Man O War Waterfall: 13.5 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 19.8 mi
  • Vinal Falls: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Hero Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bernard MountainN 10°326 m11.8 mi
Mansell MountainNNE 12°289 m12.2 mi
Knight NubbleN 10°283 m11.9 mi
Little NotchN 10°271 m11.9 mi
Norumbega MountainNNE 23°260 m14.3 mi
Beech MountainNNE 15°256 m12.6 mi
Western MountainN 9°246 m12.0 mi
Acadia MountainNNE 18°208 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0818:46
June solstice04:5119:3720:21
September equinox06:2117:5518:33
December solstice07:0615:1115:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 18 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Burnt Coat Harbor, Swans Island, ME, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358226522

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