Nature reserve · Maine
Bowcat Overlook
Bowcat Overlook is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Blue Hill Mountain stands 281 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Carney Island, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Island Heritage Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.28217, -68.68834
- 18.7 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 27.8 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 23 mi
- Hawk Watch · 23 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 25 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Carney Island: 0.5 mi
- Pine Hill Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Scott's Landing Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Lisa Tolman Wotton Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Lisa Tolman Wotton Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Causeway Beach: 0.5 mi
- Lily Pond Beach: 3.8 mi
- Reach Beach: 4.9 mi
- Orchard Beach: 6.0 mi
- Bakeman Beach: 6.0 mi
Parks
- Bridge End Park: 0.6 mi
- Pine Hill Nature Area: 0.7 mi
- Lily Pond Park: 3.8 mi
- Deer Isle Ballfield and Playground: 4.3 mi
- Walker Pond Heritage Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Caterpillar Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Winche Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Kench Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Brays Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Long Mountain: 5.3 mi
Museums: 38
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 5.7 mi
- The Good Life Center: 7.1 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 8.8 mi
- Wilson Museum: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Castine Civil War Monument: 9.2 mi
- Fort Pownall: 14.2 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 14.3 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 16.0 mi
- Store Foundation: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 23
- Tanglewood Garden: 16.9 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 21.6 mi
- COA Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 24.3 mi
- Newlin Garden: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Gull Ledges: 2.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 10.3 mi
- The Bluffs: 12.8 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 13.5 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 9.7 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
- Oil House: 17.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 17.9 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 9
- Penn Station Eagle: 17.7 mi
- Andre the Seal: 20.2 mi
- Before The Wind: 20.7 mi
- The Whale: 20.7 mi
- Water Street Mural: 22.1 mi
Springs: 7
- Lurvey Spring: 17.6 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 18.6 mi
- Birch Spring: 20.7 mi
- Maple Spring: 20.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Vinal Falls: 15.6 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 20.5 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 23.0 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 5
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 17.9 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 20.8 mi
- The Bubble: 21.9 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 24.8 mi
- Thunder Hole: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Bowcat Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill Mountain | NNE 25° | 281 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Percival | WNW 292° | 153 m | 14.4 mi |
| Caterpillar Mountain | NNE 20° | 148 m | 3.6 mi |
| Wallamatogus Mountain | N 349° | 141 m | 14.6 mi |
| Jackson Hill | W 280° | 126 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 87° | 121 m | 15.1 mi |
| Stover Hill | NNE 28° | 109 m | 8.9 mi |
| Patton Hill | N 1° | 109 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:38 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/700010657
Day trips start here
- Surry · 17 mi
- Acadia National Park · 18 mi
- Orland · 20 mi
- Bucksport · 21 mi
- Ellsworth · 23 mi
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