Back Cove Preserve
Back Cove Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Pond Park, a park 1.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 22.7 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 17 mi
- Hawk Watch · 17 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 18 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Pond Park: 1.2 mi
- Fine Sand Beach: 1.6 mi
- Hockamock Head Lighthouse Park: 1.8 mi
- Fire Ponds: 2.6 mi
- Bass Harbor Light Station: 6.9 mi
- Stockbridge Hill: 1.3 mi
- Big Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Goose Pond Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Devils Head: 4.2 mi
- Jims Hill: 7.0 mi
- Sand Beach: 1.4 mi
- Spindle Cove: 2.1 mi
- East Cove: 2.2 mi
- Joyce Beach: 2.4 mi
- Southwest Cove: 2.4 mi
- High Head: 2.9 mi
- Negro Head: 9.0 mi
- Canada Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Beach Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Schoolhouse Ledge: 12.2 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 10.2 mi
- Wendell Gilley Museum: 10.4 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 10.7 mi
- Preble-Marr Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- La petite Plaisance: 11.8 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 13.6 mi
- Roadside: 18.3 mi
- Mountain: 18.3 mi
- Heath: 18.3 mi
- Meadow: 18.3 mi
- Store Foundation: 2.1 mi
- House Foundation: 2.1 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 2.2 mi
- Barn Foundation: 2.2 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light Station: 6.9 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 1.9 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 6.5 mi
- Oil House: 6.9 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 6.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 6.9 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 10.8 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 12.3 mi
- The Bubble: 15.6 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 16.5 mi
- Thunder Hole: 16.9 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 11.3 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 11.6 mi
- Birch Spring: 14.4 mi
- Maple Spring: 14.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.5 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 14.4 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Vinal Falls: 20.2 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 19.8 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 20.7 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Back Cove Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | NNE 21° | 326 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | NNE 23° | 289 m | 10.9 mi |
| Knight Nubble | NNE 21° | 283 m | 10.6 mi |
| Little Notch | NNE 21° | 271 m | 10.6 mi |
| Norumbega Mountain | NNE 34° | 260 m | 13.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNE 26° | 256 m | 11.5 mi |
| Western Mountain | NNE 21° | 246 m | 10.7 mi |
| Acadia Mountain | NNE 29° | 208 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:37 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:55 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1364379566
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 7 mi
- Surry · 23 mi
- Ellsworth · 28 mi
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