Cliff · Maine
The Bluffs
The Bluffs is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Dam Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 26 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 14 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.33897, -68.88198
- 26.2 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mill Dam Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Herbert Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Hutchins Marsh Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Blueberry Hill Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Hinkle Preserve: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Kedears Hill: 2.4 mi
- Abrams Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Jobs Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mount Percival: 4.1 mi
- Lobster Rock: 4.8 mi
Parks
- Fort Madison: 4.6 mi
- Battle Avenue Fields: 5.1 mi
- Fort Griffith: 5.1 mi
- Ruggle's Park: 5.1 mi
- Holbrook Island Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 51
- Billys Shore: 1.2 mi
- Big Tree Beach: 1.3 mi
- Spragues Beach: 2.7 mi
- Redman Beach: 3.9 mi
- Cals Beach: 4.0 mi
Museums: 35
- Islesboro historical society: 2.3 mi
- The Good Life Center: 3.3 mi
- Maple Grove Cemetery: 4.0 mi
- Wilson Museum: 4.9 mi
- Islesboro sailors memorial: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
- The Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 3.7 mi
- Spruce Head: 5.7 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 6.2 mi
- Gull Ledges: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Castine Civil War Monument: 5.5 mi
- Fort Pownall: 9.6 mi
- Fort Knox: 16.2 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 16.7 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 8
- Andre the Seal: 14.2 mi
- Before The Wind: 16.6 mi
- The Whale: 16.6 mi
- Puffin Wall: 19.6 mi
- Seagull: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 3
- Dome home: 20.5 mi
- Prison Show Room: 23.7 mi
- The Wall: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Tanglewood Garden: 8.1 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Vinal Falls: 17.7 mi
- Monroe Falls: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of The Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | SW 234° | 419 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | WSW 238° | 331 m | 9.4 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | W 267° | 317 m | 12.1 mi |
| Moody Mountain | W 260° | 284 m | 13.4 mi |
| Cameron Mountain | WSW 243° | 244 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Battie | SW 229° | 240 m | 12.2 mi |
| Garey Mountain | WSW 238° | 239 m | 9.0 mi |
| Derry Mountain | WSW 240° | 231 m | 8.5 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 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358224979
Day trips start here
- Bucksport · 17 mi
- Orland · 18 mi
- Surry · 21 mi
- Ellsworth · 26 mi
- Acadia National Park · 28 mi
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