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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 6 m. Carlisle Mountain stands 167 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.9 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates44.84865, -67.10917

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
  • Morong Cove: 1.0 mi
  • Whiting Bay Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Island Coves: 1.7 mi
  • Race Point: 1.9 mi
  • Morrison Cove Park: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Huckins Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Mowry Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Cony Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Boot Cove Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Friars Bay Beach: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 6
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Bad Little Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Pikewoods Rest Area: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle MountainNNW 340°167 m13.4 mi
Conant HillNW 318°141 m16.1 mi
Birch MountainNNW 336°134 m14.8 mi
Big Allan MountainNW 304°133 m13.3 mi
Mount TomNNW 327°121 m12.6 mi
Pughole MountainWSW 236°118 m5.2 mi
Little Allan MountainNW 305°117 m12.5 mi
Bald LedgeNNW 327°101 m15.2 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/1311987654

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