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Ravens Nest

Ravens Nest, seen from above at true elevation

Ravens Nest is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Winter Harbor Lighthouse, a lighthouse 0.9 miles away. SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
11 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.35202, -68.07473

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 59
  • Gouldsboro Town Park: 4.6 mi
  • Grant Park: 6.7 mi
  • Village Green: 6.9 mi
  • Agamont Park: 6.9 mi
  • Glen Mary Park: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 30
Gardens: 21
  • Coniferous Woods: 6.6 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 6.6 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 6.6 mi
  • Coniferous Woods: 6.6 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 18
  • Old Farm Estate: 6.0 mi
  • Bates Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Fabri memorial: 6.5 mi
  • John Innes Kane: 6.6 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 6.6 mi
Museums: 14
  • Historical Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Winter Harbor Historical Society: 3.0 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 6.9 mi
  • George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 7.9 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Springs: 8
  • Big Chief Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Maple Spring: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Schoodic Point: 1.5 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 6.0 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 6.3 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 7.0 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 8.4 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 12.2 mi
  • Long Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 6.9 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 21.6 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 11.2 mi
  • Double Arch: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Ravens Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainW 270°466 m7.4 mi
Sargent MountainW 267°419 m9.8 mi
Dorr MountainW 271°387 m7.0 mi
Pemetic MountainW 262°380 m8.5 mi
Penobscot MountainW 262°360 m9.6 mi
Champlain MountainW 269°323 m5.9 mi
Dike PeakW 262°321 m7.6 mi
Gilmore PeakW 265°316 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0618:45
June solstice04:4919:3620:21
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:0615:0815:56

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, 9 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Acadia National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358223338

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