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Abraham's Woods Preserve

Abraham's Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Abraham's Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Tunk Mountain stands 325 m to the east, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyle Frost Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Frenchman Bay Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.64755, -68.24049

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Franklin Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
  • Graham Lake - Fletchers Landing Boat Access: 8.0 mi
  • Sumner Park: 8.1 mi
  • Gordon's Wharf: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 29
Gardens: 21
  • COA Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 17.5 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Black Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Schoodic Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Jesse Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Flanders Pond Beach: 9.5 mi
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 13
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 8.8 mi
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 17.7 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 18.1 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 19.0 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 20.0 mi
Springs: 8
  • Big Chief Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Fern Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Maple Spring: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 17.8 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 17.8 mi
  • The Bubble: 21.3 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 22.7 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Long Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 17.7 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 21.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Water Street Mural: 11.7 mi
  • Baxter The Lobster: 17.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 14.5 mi
  • Double Arch: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 9.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Abraham's Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tunk MountainE 94°325 m7.2 mi
Schoodic MountainSE 138°319 m6.9 mi
Black MountainSE 125°304 m7.4 mi
Catherine MountainESE 106°284 m7.8 mi
Caribou MountainESE 113°259 m7.0 mi
Schoodic NubbleSE 141°202 m6.7 mi
Peaked MountainSE 128°201 m9.9 mi
Birch HillN 6°199 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4819:3820:23
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0815:0815:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/18803230

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