Nature reserve · Maine
Bean Island Preserve
Bean Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sorrento Village Green, a park 1.2 miles away. SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Frenchman Bay Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates44.47578, -68.20811
- 2.9 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 3.9 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 10.3 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 15.6 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 3 mi
- Hawk Watch · 8 mi
- Sunset view · 9 mi
- Frazer Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sorrento Village Green: 1.2 mi
- Marlboro Beach Park: 3.6 mi
- Lamoine Beach Park: 3.9 mi
- Sumner Park: 3.9 mi
- Gordon's Wharf: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Carters Beach Corridor: 1.2 mi
- Salt Pond Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Ball Field Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Sam Ball Woods Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Tidal Falls Preserve: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Tucker Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Baker Hill: 3.5 mi
- Ireson Hill: 4.0 mi
- Long Pond Hill: 4.9 mi
- Catamount: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 23
- Marlboro Beach: 3.6 mi
- Lamoine Beach: 4.2 mi
- Flanders Pond Beach: 5.9 mi
- Schoodic Beach: 8.0 mi
- Black Beach: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 21
- The Ovens: 3.8 mi
- Sols Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Central Slabs: 8.9 mi
- The Alcove: 8.9 mi
- Lower Wall: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 21
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 5.6 mi
- COA Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 5.6 mi
- Newlin Garden: 5.6 mi
- Wild Gardens of Acadia: 7.8 mi
Museums: 17
- Hancock Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 5.6 mi
- Abbe Museum: 6.1 mi
- Abbe Museum: 7.9 mi
- Winter Harbor Historical Society: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Paul Dudley Sargent: 3.2 mi
- The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 5.8 mi
- Eden's Civil War Monument: 6.1 mi
- Old Farm Estate: 7.1 mi
- Kurt Diederich: 8.1 mi
Lighthouses: 12
- Egg Rock Light Station: 9.1 mi
- Winter Harbor Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
- Prospect Harbor Point Light: 10.9 mi
- Bear Island Light Station: 13.6 mi
- Baker Island Light: 16.2 mi
Springs: 8
- Red Rock Spring: 7.2 mi
- Sieur de Monts Spring: 7.9 mi
- Big Chief Spring: 8.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 9.4 mi
- Maple Spring: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 7
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 5.8 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 5.8 mi
- The Bubble: 9.7 mi
- Thunder Hole: 10.8 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 6.0 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 10.6 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 12.1 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 13.2 mi
- Long Falls: 15.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Cathedral Rock: 3.8 mi
- Double Arch: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 2
- Baxter The Lobster: 5.9 mi
- Water Street Mural: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Cove: 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Bean Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Mountain | S 185° | 466 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sargent Mountain | SSW 199° | 419 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dorr Mountain | S 183° | 387 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pemetic Mountain | S 191° | 380 m | 9.9 mi |
| Penobscot Mountain | SSW 196° | 360 m | 10.3 mi |
| Champlain Mountain | S 175° | 323 m | 8.7 mi |
| Dike Peak | S 185° | 321 m | 9.7 mi |
| Schoodic Mountain | NNE 24° | 319 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:37 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:08 | 15:56 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18793832
Day trips start here
- Ellsworth · 15 mi
- Surry · 15 mi
- Acadia National Park · 19 mi
- Orland · 27 mi
- Bucksport · 30 mi
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