Enchanted Island
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
- 20.4 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 29.1 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 23 mi
- Hawk Watch · 23 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 24 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Negro Head: 3.7 mi
- High Head: 9.6 mi
- Gull Ledges: 13.8 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 16.6 mi
- Canada Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 4.2 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum: 14.2 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 14.4 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 19.7 mi
- Heath: 24.0 mi
- Mountain: 24.0 mi
- Meadow: 24.0 mi
- Roadside: 24.0 mi
- 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
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 6.6 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 8.6 mi
- Oil House: 13.4 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 13.4 mi
- Keeper's House: 13.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Vinal Falls: 13.5 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 19.9 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 24.4 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 14.0 mi
- Andre the Seal: 24.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | NE 43° | 326 m | 15.3 mi |
| Knight Nubble | NE 42° | 283 m | 15.5 mi |
| Little Notch | NE 42° | 271 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sawyer Mountain | SSW 199° | 148 m | 5.8 mi |
| Caterpillar Mountain | NNW 343° | 148 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SSW 200° | 144 m | 5.6 mi |
| Jerusalem Mountain | SSW 198° | 127 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 42° | 121 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:12 | 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, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18777790
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 14 mi
- Surry · 25 mi
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