Nature reserve · Maine
Egypt Bay Wildlife Management Area
Egypt Bay Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Tunk Mountain stands 325 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
How to reach it
Coordinates44.55978, -68.28651
- 3.4 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 7.2 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 8.6 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 17.7 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 5 mi
- Hawk Watch · 15 mi
- Sunset view · 15 mi
- Schooner Head Overlook Parking Lot Accessibility Information · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Egypt Bay Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Frenchman Bay Community Forest: 1.6 mi
- Kilkenny Cove Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Old Pond Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Ice Pond Preserve: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Franklin Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Gordon's Wharf: 3.4 mi
- Sumner Park: 3.5 mi
- Marlboro Beach Park: 6.1 mi
- Graham Lake - Fletchers Landing Boat Access: 6.2 mi
Peaks
- Bailey Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Catamount: 5.2 mi
- Tucker Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Beckwith Hill: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 28
- The Ovens: 8.5 mi
- Sols Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Central Slabs: 15.4 mi
- The Alcove: 15.4 mi
- Lower Wall: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 22
- Marlboro Beach: 6.1 mi
- Lamoine Beach: 7.5 mi
- Schoodic Beach: 7.6 mi
- Black Beach: 7.6 mi
- Flanders Pond Beach: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 21
- COA Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Newlin Garden: 11.8 mi
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 11.8 mi
- Wild Gardens of Acadia: 14.2 mi
Museums: 17
- Hancock Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Ellsworth Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Colonel Black Mansion Museum: 7.4 mi
- George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 11.8 mi
- Abbe Museum: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Paul Dudley Sargent: 4.6 mi
- The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 12.3 mi
- Eden's Civil War Monument: 12.5 mi
- Old Farm Estate: 13.6 mi
- Yourcenar: 14.0 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Egg Rock Light Station: 16.0 mi
- Winter Harbor Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Prospect Harbor Point Light: 17.3 mi
- Bear Island Light Station: 19.1 mi
- Baker Island Light: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 12.3 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 12.3 mi
- The Bubble: 15.3 mi
- Thunder Hole: 17.2 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 17.8 mi
Springs: 8
- Red Rock Spring: 13.4 mi
- Sieur de Monts Spring: 14.2 mi
- Big Chief Spring: 14.4 mi
- Fern Spring: 14.6 mi
- Maple Spring: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Ellsworth Falls: 7.8 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 11.9 mi
- Long Falls: 14.2 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 15.8 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Water Street Mural: 6.9 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 12.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Cathedral Rock: 8.4 mi
- Double Arch: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Cove: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Egypt Bay Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunk Mountain | ENE 60° | 325 m | 11.0 mi |
| Schoodic Mountain | E 82° | 319 m | 6.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 78° | 304 m | 8.5 mi |
| Catherine Mountain | ENE 68° | 284 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Whitecap | S 169° | 276 m | 13.8 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | ENE 69° | 259 m | 9.3 mi |
| McFarland Mountain | S 175° | 220 m | 12.3 mi |
| Schoodic Nubble | E 82° | 202 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:08 | 15:57 |
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 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18704967
Day trips start here
- Ellsworth · 9 mi
- Surry · 12 mi
- Orland · 22 mi
- Acadia National Park · 23 mi
- Bucksport · 25 mi
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