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Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area

Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Carlisle Mountain stands 167 m to the north-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Shipwreck, a attraction 0.6 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.5 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89531, -67.14152

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
  • Reversing Falls Park: 0.9 mi
  • Race Point: 1.7 mi
  • Birch Islands Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Denbow Bluffs: 2.0 mi
  • Pennamaquan River Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Huckins Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Cony Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Mowry Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Dunn Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Friars Bay Beach: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 8
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Bad Little Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle MountainNNW 343°167 m9.8 mi
Trimble MountainN 358°156 m13.5 mi
Conant HillNW 313°141 m12.7 mi
Howard Lake MountainNNW 341°135 m14.4 mi
Birch MountainNNW 337°134 m11.2 mi
Big Allan MountainWNW 294°133 m10.4 mi
Mount TomNW 324°121 m9.1 mi
Pughole MountainSSW 204°118 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0218:41
June solstice04:4319:3420:19
September equinox06:1617:4918:28
December solstice07:0415:0215:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425259656559494030
Precip in4.23.24.14.53.33.92.73.24.35.14.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1359907873

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