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Enchanted Island

Enchanted Island from directly overhead

Enchanted Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddleback Island Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Coast Heritage Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates44.13962, -68.58132

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fog Island: 2.8 mi
  • Small Cove Park: 4.2 mi
  • Doliver Island: 4.7 mi
  • Rabbits Ear Island: 4.9 mi
  • Fine Sand Beach: 5.1 mi
Beaches
  • Mud Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Ledge Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Sand Cove Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Sand Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Sand Beach: 5.5 mi
Peaks
  • Jims Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Coombs Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Devils Head: 4.8 mi
  • Burnt Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Mount Chaplain: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 23
Gardens: 18
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Heath: 24.0 mi
  • Mountain: 24.0 mi
  • Meadow: 24.0 mi
  • Roadside: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Isle Au Haut Rural School: 5.5 mi
  • Sarah Smith Foundation: 6.9 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 7.0 mi
  • House Foundation: 7.1 mi
  • Store Foundation: 7.1 mi
Springs: 7
  • Lurvey Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Birch Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Fern Spring: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 7.8 mi
  • High Hopes Lobster Boat: 17.3 mi
  • The Bubble: 21.3 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 22.8 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Vinal Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 18.0 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Enchanted Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bernard MountainNE 43°326 m15.3 mi
Knight NubbleNE 42°283 m15.5 mi
Little NotchNE 42°271 m15.4 mi
Sawyer MountainSSW 199°148 m5.8 mi
Caterpillar MountainNNW 343°148 m13.9 mi
Rocky MountainSSW 200°144 m5.6 mi
Jerusalem MountainSSW 198°127 m6.5 mi
Bald MountainNE 42°121 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:47
June solstice04:5219:3820:22
September equinox06:2217:5618:34
December solstice07:0715:1215:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/18777790

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