Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area (Race Point Unit)
Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area (Race Point Unit) is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Carlisle Mountain stands 167 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Race Point, a park 0.3 miles away. 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
- 2.9 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Woodcock Habitat · 4 mi
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cobble Hill: 1.9 mi
- Littles Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Horan Head: 2.8 mi
- Cunningham Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bells Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Race Point: 0.3 mi
- Island Coves: 0.9 mi
- Morrison Cove Park: 1.1 mi
- Reversing Falls Park: 1.2 mi
- Denbow Bluffs: 1.3 mi
- Huckins Beach: 3.5 mi
- Cony Beach: 5.6 mi
- Mowry Beach: 6.5 mi
- Friars Bay Beach: 7.9 mi
- Dunn Beach: 8.0 mi
- Black Head: 2.9 mi
- Estes Head: 6.1 mi
- Kendall Head: 6.8 mi
- Todd Head: 7.1 mi
- Frost Head: 7.2 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 6.4 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 6.4 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 6.6 mi
- Barracks Museum: 6.6 mi
- Waponahki Museum: 6.7 mi
- Shipwreck: 2.2 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 6.8 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 6.8 mi
- Eastport Historic District: 6.9 mi
- Old Sow whirlpool: 7.3 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 7.9 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 9.0 mi
- Saint Croix Island International Historic Site: 18.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 6.5 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 6.7 mi
- Nature's Grace: 6.9 mi
- Fisherman: 6.9 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 6.9 mi
- Day Use Area: 2.9 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 19.9 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 20.0 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 20.0 mi
- Pikewoods Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area (Race Point Unit). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Mountain | NNW 339° | 167 m | 11.8 mi |
| Trimble Mountain | N 353° | 156 m | 15.3 mi |
| Conant Hill | NW 315° | 141 m | 14.7 mi |
| Birch Mountain | NNW 335° | 134 m | 13.2 mi |
| Big Allan Mountain | WNW 299° | 133 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 324° | 121 m | 11.1 mi |
| Pughole Mountain | SW 222° | 118 m | 6.0 mi |
| Little Allan Mountain | WNW 300° | 117 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:43 | 19:34 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:49 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:02 | 15:51 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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