Nature reserve · Maine
Big Babson Island Preserve
Big Babson Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Conary Head, a peak 1.0 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.23698, -68.56229
- 16.1 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 25.4 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 18 mi
- Hawk Watch · 19 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 20 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Conary Head: 1.0 mi
- High Head: 1.4 mi
- Jims Hill: 3.3 mi
- Brays Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Steves Hill: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Hog Island Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Bear Island Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Sheep Island: 2.2 mi
- Reach Beach: 2.6 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Reach Beach: 2.6 mi
- Birchhead Shore: 4.8 mi
- Lily Pond Beach: 5.6 mi
- Causeway Beach: 6.4 mi
- Sand Beach: 7.1 mi
Parks
- Brooklin Recreation Field: 3.6 mi
- Nature Area: 3.8 mi
- Mariner's Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- Lily Pond Park: 5.5 mi
- Deer Isle Ballfield and Playground: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Gull Ledges: 8.7 mi
- High Head: 10.1 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 10.4 mi
- Negro Head: 10.5 mi
- Canada Cliff: 12.3 mi
Museums: 25
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 7.5 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 9.1 mi
- Jonathan Fisher House: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 22
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 15.9 mi
- Heath: 19.5 mi
- Mountain: 19.5 mi
- Meadow: 19.5 mi
- Pitch Pine Upland: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 9.4 mi
- Store Foundation: 9.5 mi
- House Foundation: 9.5 mi
- Barn Foundation: 9.5 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light Station: 11.2 mi
Lighthouses: 12
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 3.3 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Oil House: 11.2 mi
- Keeper's House: 11.2 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 11.2 mi
Springs: 7
- Lurvey Spring: 12.2 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 13.0 mi
- Birch Spring: 15.6 mi
- Maple Spring: 15.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 14.5 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 14.6 mi
- The Bubble: 16.9 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 19.2 mi
- Thunder Hole: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Man O War Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 15.4 mi
- Vinal Falls: 17.4 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 3
- Penn Station Eagle: 18.8 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 20.6 mi
- Water Street Mural: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Big Babson Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | ENE 64° | 326 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | ENE 64° | 289 m | 11.0 mi |
| Knight Nubble | ENE 64° | 283 m | 10.6 mi |
| Little Notch | ENE 64° | 271 m | 10.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | ENE 65° | 256 m | 11.9 mi |
| Western Mountain | ENE 63° | 246 m | 10.6 mi |
| Saint Sauveur Mountain | ENE 67° | 207 m | 12.9 mi |
| Valley Peak | ENE 68° | 152.4 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:08 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:55 | 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18774112
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 12 mi
- Surry · 18 mi
- Ellsworth · 24 mi
- Orland · 25 mi
- Bucksport · 26 mi
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