Bradbury Island
Bradbury Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 37 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 331 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard Beach, a beach 1.6 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 37 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Island Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 27 mi
- Hawk Watch · 27 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 29 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Orchard Beach: 1.6 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 1.9 mi
- The Brook Beach: 2.2 mi
- North Point Beach: 3.0 mi
- Harbor Beach: 3.1 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Big Mountain: 1.9 mi
- The Head: 3.2 mi
- The Nubble: 3.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 5.3 mi
- Lisa Tolman Wotton Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Lisa Tolman Wotton Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Pine Hill Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Carney Island: 4.2 mi
- Bowcat Overlook: 4.4 mi
- Pine Hill Nature Area: 4.0 mi
- Lily Pond Park: 4.3 mi
- Deer Isle Ballfield and Playground: 4.4 mi
- Bridge End Park: 4.6 mi
- Mariner's Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Good Life Center: 6.4 mi
- Maple Grove Cemetery: 7.6 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 7.7 mi
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Gull Ledges: 6.3 mi
- The Bluffs: 9.0 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 11.2 mi
- Spruce Head: 11.5 mi
- The Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 10.3 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 12.8 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Fort Pownall: 15.7 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 17.4 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 12.9 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
- Oil House: 20.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 20.9 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 14.1 mi
- Andre the Seal: 16.1 mi
- Puffin Wall: 19.8 mi
- Seagull: 19.8 mi
- Lobster: 19.9 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 16.5 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 24.2 mi
- Prison Show Room: 24.4 mi
- The Wall: 24.4 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 21.4 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 22.3 mi
- Birch Spring: 24.6 mi
- Maple Spring: 24.8 mi
- Vinal Falls: 11.7 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 24.4 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 13.8 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 20.0 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Bradbury Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | W 277° | 331 m | 14.2 mi |
| Garey Mountain | W 277° | 239 m | 13.9 mi |
| Derry Mountain | W 280° | 231 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ducktrap Mountain | WNW 291° | 218 m | 13.3 mi |
| Beech Hill | WNW 299° | 205 m | 13.5 mi |
| Priest Hill | WNW 304° | 181 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Percival | NW 308° | 153 m | 12.7 mi |
| Knowlton Hill | NW 306° | 153 m | 14.2 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 | 19:39 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:12 | 16:00 |
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, 16 mi away.
- Aesop Shrimp3 obs
- Shorthorn Sculpin2 obs
- American Lobster2 obs
- heath speedwell2 obs
- Carolina Sea Lavender2 obs
- Atlantic deep-sea scallop2 obs
- Northern Cardita2 obs
- Wavy Astarte2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/162810712
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 21 mi
- Surry · 21 mi
- Bucksport · 23 mi
- Orland · 23 mi
- Ellsworth · 27 mi
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