Ferry Landing Natural Area
Ferry Landing Natural Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mount Waldo stands 320 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Blue Hill Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 27.0 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 27 mi
- Hawk Watch · 27 mi
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 28 mi
- Schooner Head Overlook Parking Lot Accessibility Information · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Perkins Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Whites Head: 2.9 mi
- Perkins Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bear Head: 3.9 mi
- John B Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Starr and Virginia Lampson Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Greenbie Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Tills Point Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Rene Henderson Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Maude E. and Eugene Snow Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Castine Town Common: 2.3 mi
- Fort George State Park: 2.5 mi
- Battle Avenue Fields: 2.7 mi
- Fort Griffith: 2.7 mi
- Fort Madison: 3.1 mi
- MMA Beach: 2.4 mi
- Wadsworth Cove Beach: 2.6 mi
- Spragues Beach: 6.4 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 6.9 mi
- Bakeman Beach: 7.2 mi
- Castine Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Wilson Museum: 2.9 mi
- The Good Life Center: 6.5 mi
- Jonathan Fisher House: 8.1 mi
- Islesboro historical society: 9.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 5.8 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 6.3 mi
- Gull Ledges: 7.1 mi
- The Bluffs: 7.7 mi
- The Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 2.3 mi
- Fort Pownall: 4.5 mi
- Fort Knox: 10.8 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 11.0 mi
- Yourcenar: 21.3 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 17.3 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
- Oil House: 24.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 24.8 mi
- Monroe Falls: 18.8 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 19.0 mi
- Vinal Falls: 22.9 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 23.0 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 24.5 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 22.5 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 23.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 24.5 mi
- Maple Spring: 24.7 mi
- Birch Spring: 24.8 mi
- Before The Wind: 11.1 mi
- The Whale: 11.1 mi
- Water Street Mural: 18.9 mi
- Andre the Seal: 21.9 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Fields Pond Visitor Center: 22.6 mi
- Dome home: 23.6 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 15.7 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Ferry Landing Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Waldo | NNW 331° | 320 m | 13.3 mi |
| Great Pond Mountain | NNE 20° | 291 m | 13.9 mi |
| Blue Hill Mountain | E 80° | 281 m | 8.7 mi |
| Patterson Hill | W 259° | 227 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | NW 309° | 226 m | 12.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNE 30° | 223 m | 14.3 mi |
| Ducktrap Mountain | WSW 240° | 218 m | 13.9 mi |
| Beech Hill | WSW 246° | 205 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
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 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1363964282
Day trips start here
- Bucksport · 11 mi
- Orland · 11 mi
- Surry · 14 mi
- Ellsworth · 18 mi
- Acadia National Park · 25 mi
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