Ed Woodsum Preserve
Ed Woodsum Preserve is a nature reserve, at a recorded elevation of 16 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Cove Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 16 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 27.0 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 21 mi
- Hawk Watch · 22 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 22 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devils Head: 0.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Goose Pond Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Stockbridge Hill: 5.3 mi
- Coombs Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Hockamock Head Lighthouse Park: 3.2 mi
- Fine Sand Beach: 3.3 mi
- Fog Island: 3.6 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 4.0 mi
- Doliver Island: 5.0 mi
- Sand Cove Beach: 0.2 mi
- Southwest Cove: 3.1 mi
- Spindle Cove: 3.3 mi
- Sand Beach: 3.3 mi
- Schooner Cove: 3.4 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 8.4 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 11.7 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 14.2 mi
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 14.4 mi
- Wendell Gilley Museum: 14.8 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 18.0 mi
- Roadside: 22.7 mi
- Mountain: 22.7 mi
- Heath: 22.7 mi
- Meadow: 22.7 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 3.3 mi
- Barn Foundation: 3.4 mi
- House Foundation: 3.5 mi
- Store Foundation: 3.6 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 7.5 mi
- Negro Head: 4.9 mi
- High Head: 6.6 mi
- Canada Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Beach Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Schoolhouse Ledge: 16.6 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 3.2 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 9.4 mi
- Oil House: 11.2 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 11.2 mi
- Keeper's House: 11.3 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 7.9 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 15.1 mi
- The Bubble: 20.1 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 20.9 mi
- Thunder Hole: 21.3 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 15.7 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 16.0 mi
- Birch Spring: 18.8 mi
- Maple Spring: 19.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 19.9 mi
- Vinal Falls: 16.8 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 17.0 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 18.8 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 23.5 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 16.9 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Ed Woodsum Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | NNE 27° | 326 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | NNE 28° | 289 m | 15.2 mi |
| Knight Nubble | NNE 27° | 283 m | 14.9 mi |
| Little Notch | NNE 26° | 271 m | 14.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNE 30° | 256 m | 15.8 mi |
| Western Mountain | NNE 26° | 246 m | 14.9 mi |
| Saint Sauveur Mountain | NNE 33° | 207 m | 16.4 mi |
| Valley Peak | NE 34° | 152.4 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:37 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:55 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/9707975
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 12 mi
- Surry · 26 mi
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