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Andrew Murray Young

Andrew Murray Young from directly overhead

Andrew Murray Young is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the north-northwest, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dike Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In Memory of Andrew Murray Young who loved thisnisland where God has given of his beauty with a lavish hand, 1861-1924
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.34136, -68.21540

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Town play ground: 1.6 mi
  • Glen Mary Park: 2.9 mi
  • Village Green: 3.2 mi
  • DeGregoire Green: 3.3 mi
  • Barker Park: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 36
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 21
  • Roadside: 1.5 mi
  • Meadow: 1.5 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 1.5 mi
  • Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 0.9 mi
  • John Innes Kane: 1.2 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 1.3 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 1.3 mi
  • Bates Memorial: 1.9 mi
Museums: 16
Lighthouses: 13
Springs: 8
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Maple Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Fern Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Birch Spring: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 7
  • The Bubble: 1.9 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 2.0 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 2.4 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 3.5 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hadlock Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 3.6 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 5.2 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Long Falls: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 3.4 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 17.2 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Double Arch: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 12.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Andrew Murray Young. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainNNW 332°466 m0.9 mi
Sargent MountainW 273°419 m2.9 mi
Dorr MountainN 358°387 m0.9 mi
Pemetic MountainWSW 254°380 m1.5 mi
Penobscot MountainWSW 257°360 m2.6 mi
Champlain MountainENE 58°323 m1.2 mi
Dike PeakSW 234°321 m0.6 mi
Gilmore PeakW 267°316 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4919:3720:21
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0615:0915:57

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, 3 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/13131425506

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