Islesford Historical Museum
Islesford Historical Museum is a museum in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the north, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hadlock Park, a park 0.4 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
The Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships' Store are related historical exhibits on Little Cranberry Island in Maine, USA, within the boundaries of Acadia National Park.
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Wikidata Q6084246, matched on coordinates and name (44 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 11 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 10.3 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 25.2 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 25.5 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Soaker Overlook · 5 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 6 mi
- Sunset view · 6 mi
- Schooner Head Overlook Parking Lot Accessibility Information · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hadlock Park: 0.4 mi
- Seal Harbor Beach: 2.4 mi
- Thuya Garden: 3.2 mi
- Asticou Azalea Garden: 3.7 mi
- Town play ground: 4.2 mi
- Marsh Head: 1.2 mi
- Great Head: 1.6 mi
- Dolly Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bulger Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bulger Hill: 1.8 mi
- Preble Cove Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Cranberry Shores Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Great Gott Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Kelley Farm Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Acadia National Park: 6.1 mi
- Gilley Beach: 0.8 mi
- Hunters Beach: 2.8 mi
- Little Hunters Beach: 2.9 mi
- Boulder Beach: 4.3 mi
- Cobble Beach: 5.1 mi
- Rhodes Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Pierce Head: 2.1 mi
- The Cleft: 3.2 mi
- Schoolhouse Ledge: 4.0 mi
- Otter Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 2.6 mi
- Roadside: 7.1 mi
- Meadow: 7.1 mi
- Mixed Woods: 7.1 mi
- Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Champlain Monument: 2.7 mi
- Fabri memorial: 4.2 mi
- Bates Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light Station: 5.6 mi
- Andrew Murray Young: 5.6 mi
- Preble-Marr Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- La petite Plaisance: 3.1 mi
- Wendell Gilley Museum: 4.6 mi
- Abbe Museum: 7.0 mi
- Somesville Museum and Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Bear Island Light Station: 2.1 mi
- Baker Island Light: 2.5 mi
- Bell House: 5.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.5 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 5.6 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 1.6 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 4.3 mi
- Thunder Hole: 4.8 mi
- The Bubble: 5.4 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 9.1 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 4.4 mi
- Birch Spring: 4.9 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 5.5 mi
- Maple Spring: 5.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 6.3 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 5.2 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 5.4 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 9.0 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 23.3 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 9.0 mi
- Water Street Mural: 21.3 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 12.3 mi
- Double Arch: 24.2 mi
- Long Cove: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Islesford Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Mountain | N 7° | 466 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sargent Mountain | NNW 344° | 419 m | 5.9 mi |
| Dorr Mountain | N 10° | 387 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pemetic Mountain | N 357° | 380 m | 5.1 mi |
| Penobscot Mountain | NNW 345° | 360 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bernard Mountain | WNW 293° | 326 m | 7.1 mi |
| Champlain Mountain | NNE 20° | 323 m | 6.6 mi |
| Dike Peak | N 8° | 321 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:37 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:10 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367795488
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 5 mi
- Surry · 21 mi
- Ellsworth · 24 mi
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