Hero Beach
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.
The story
Beach in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
Wikidata Q33326696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Acadia Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Schoodic National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Soaker Overlook · 18 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 18 mi
- Hawk Watch · 18 mi
- Frazer Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Goose Pond Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Big Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Stockbridge Hill: 2.0 mi
- Devils Head: 4.4 mi
- Big Rocks: 8.4 mi
- 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
- West Sister Island Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Back Cove Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Frenchboro Preserve: 3.3 mi
- High Head: 2.1 mi
- Negro Head: 9.7 mi
- Canada Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Ledge: 12.8 mi
- Pierce Head: 13.0 mi
- Preble-Marr Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
- Wendell Gilley Museum: 11.1 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 11.8 mi
- Islesford Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- La petite Plaisance: 12.3 mi
- Store Foundation: 1.3 mi
- House Foundation: 1.4 mi
- Barn Foundation: 1.5 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light Station: 7.1 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 12.4 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 1.8 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 7.1 mi
- Great Duck Island Light Station: 8.2 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 9.0 mi
- Bear Island Light Station: 12.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 13.8 mi
- Wild Gardens of Acadia: 18.7 mi
- COA Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Newlin Garden: 20.3 mi
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 15.1 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Vinal Falls: 21.6 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 20.4 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 21.8 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Hero Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | N 10° | 326 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | NNE 12° | 289 m | 12.2 mi |
| Knight Nubble | N 10° | 283 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Notch | N 10° | 271 m | 11.9 mi |
| Norumbega Mountain | NNE 23° | 260 m | 14.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNE 15° | 256 m | 12.6 mi |
| Western Mountain | N 9° | 246 m | 12.0 mi |
| Acadia Mountain | NNE 18° | 208 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:37 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:55 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 18 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Burnt Coat Harbor, Swans Island, ME, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358226522
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 7 mi
- Surry · 25 mi
Take the scenic way to Hero Beach.
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