Cliff · Maine
The Bluff
The Bluff is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Percival Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 0 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.35563, -68.94809
- 29.1 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mount Percival Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Herbert Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Mill Dam Preserve: 3.0 mi
- McClellan-Poor Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Hutchins Marsh Preserve: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Mount Percival: 0.6 mi
- Knowlton Hill: 2.2 mi
- Priest Hill: 2.2 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.8 mi
- Kedears Hill: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Ruggle's Park: 2.0 mi
- Auditorium Park: 2.1 mi
- Bayview park: 2.1 mi
- Wyman Park: 3.7 mi
- Belfast City Park: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 45
- Cals Beach: 2.5 mi
- Big Tree Beach: 3.1 mi
- Billys Shore: 3.3 mi
- Spragues Beach: 3.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.6 mi
Museums: 35
- Islesboro historical society: 3.9 mi
- Indian basket: 4.8 mi
- Islesboro sailors memorial: 5.1 mi
- Maple Grove Cemetery: 5.5 mi
- Belfast Historical Society: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Great Spruce Head: 2.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 3.5 mi
- Spruce Head: 4.5 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 5.9 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Castine Civil War Monument: 7.8 mi
- Fort Pownall: 10.3 mi
- Fort Knox: 16.2 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 16.8 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 8
- Andre the Seal: 13.2 mi
- Before The Wind: 16.7 mi
- The Whale: 16.7 mi
- Puffin Wall: 19.0 mi
- Seagull: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Tanglewood Garden: 6.1 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 19.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.4 mi
- Dye Garden: 23.5 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- Dome home: 17.2 mi
- Prison Show Room: 22.7 mi
- The Wall: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Monroe Falls: 17.5 mi
- Vinal Falls: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of The Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | SW 217° | 419 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 227° | 384 m | 12.8 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | SW 228° | 375 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | SW 218° | 331 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | WSW 240° | 330 m | 13.0 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | WSW 258° | 317 m | 9.0 mi |
| Moody Mountain | WSW 251° | 284 m | 10.5 mi |
| Philbrick Mountain | WSW 245° | 284 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:12 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358224977
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