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Gull Ledges

Gull Ledges, seen from above at true elevation

Gull Ledges is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Blue Hill Mountain stands 281 m to the north-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooper Farm at Caterpillar Hill, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
7 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.32230, -68.69197

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Walker Pond Heritage Park: 1.7 mi
  • Bridge End Park: 2.2 mi
  • Pine Hill Nature Area: 2.6 mi
  • Holbrook Island Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
  • Lily Pond Park: 6.6 mi
Beaches
Museums: 32
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 24
Gardens: 22
  • Tanglewood Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 21.8 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Springs: 7
  • Lurvey Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Birch Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Maple Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Fern Spring: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 20.6 mi
  • High Hopes Lobster Boat: 21.4 mi
  • The Bubble: 21.7 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 24.5 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Vinal Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 18.6 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Gull Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue Hill MountainNNE 33°281 m9.2 mi
Ducktrap MountainW 268°218 m15.7 mi
Beech HillW 274°205 m15.2 mi
Priest HillW 279°181 m15.0 mi
Fletcher HillNW 326°177 m15.4 mi
Mount PercivalW 281°153 m13.5 mi
Knowlton HillWNW 281°153 m15.0 mi
Caterpillar MountainENE 66°148 m1.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:47
June solstice04:5119:3920:23
September equinox06:2317:5618:34
December solstice07:0815:1115:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358220345

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