Nature reserve · Maine
Bear Island Preserve
Bear Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Conary Head, a peak 0.8 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.22004, -68.58569
- 17.7 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 26.9 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 20 mi
- Hawk Watch · 20 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 21 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Conary Head: 0.8 mi
- Jims Hill: 2.0 mi
- High Head: 2.5 mi
- Brays Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Burnt Hill: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Sheep Island: 1.4 mi
- Big Babson Island Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Reach Beach: 1.8 mi
- Hog Island Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Shore Acres Preserve: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Reach Beach: 1.8 mi
- Lily Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
- Causeway Beach: 6.1 mi
- Birchhead Shore: 6.1 mi
- Mud Beach: 6.8 mi
Parks
- Nature Area: 2.5 mi
- Mariner's Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Lily Pond Park: 4.4 mi
- Deer Isle Ballfield and Playground: 4.4 mi
- Brooklin Recreation Field: 5.0 mi
Museums: 28
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 5.9 mi
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 6.1 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 10.7 mi
- Jonathan Fisher House: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Gull Ledges: 8.8 mi
- Negro Head: 9.2 mi
- High Head: 10.5 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 12.1 mi
- Canada Cliff: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 22
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 17.4 mi
- Heath: 21.1 mi
- Mountain: 21.1 mi
- Meadow: 21.1 mi
- Pitch Pine Upland: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 9.4 mi
- Store Foundation: 9.5 mi
- Barn Foundation: 9.5 mi
- House Foundation: 9.5 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 10.4 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 4.8 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 9.0 mi
- Oil House: 12.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 12.3 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 7
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 13.3 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 15.8 mi
- The Bubble: 18.4 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 20.6 mi
- Thunder Hole: 20.8 mi
Springs: 7
- Lurvey Spring: 13.7 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 14.5 mi
- Birch Spring: 17.1 mi
- Maple Spring: 17.4 mi
- Fern Spring: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Man O War Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Vinal Falls: 15.8 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 17.0 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 21.0 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 4
- Penn Station Eagle: 17.1 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 22.2 mi
- Water Street Mural: 23.5 mi
- Andre the Seal: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Bear Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | ENE 62° | 326 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | ENE 62° | 289 m | 12.6 mi |
| Knight Nubble | ENE 61° | 283 m | 12.1 mi |
| Little Notch | ENE 61° | 271 m | 12.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | ENE 62° | 256 m | 13.5 mi |
| Western Mountain | ENE 61° | 246 m | 12.1 mi |
| Caterpillar Mountain | NNW 333° | 148 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sawyer Mountain | S 189° | 148 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| 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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18774134
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 13 mi
- Surry · 19 mi
- Ellsworth · 25 mi
- Orland · 25 mi
- Bucksport · 27 mi
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