Nature reserve · Maine
Forbes Pond Preserve
Forbes Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Chief Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.43825, -68.03914
- 3.1 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 8.9 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 9.9 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 11.4 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Frazer Point · 5 mi
- Overlook · 6 mi
- Beach · 6 mi
- Schooner Head Overlook Parking Lot Accessibility Information · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Cromer: 1.0 mi
- Winn Joy Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Ash Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Birch Harbor Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Buck Cove Mountain: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Schoodic Forest: 2.3 mi
- Corea Heath Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Day Ridges Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Frances B. Wood Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Taft Point Preserve: 4.1 mi
Parks: 58
- Gouldsboro Town Park: 2.2 mi
- Jones Pond Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Unionville Ballfield: 7.1 mi
- Sorrento Village Green: 7.5 mi
- Grant Park: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 21
- Rogers Point Beach: 3.9 mi
- Flanders Pond Beach: 8.0 mi
- Sand Beach: 10.3 mi
- Schoodic Beach: 10.9 mi
- Boulder Beach: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 21
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 9.4 mi
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Newlin Garden: 9.5 mi
- COA Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Coniferous Woods: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Ravens Nest: 6.2 mi
- Sols Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Oak Hill Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Central Slabs: 9.7 mi
- Lower Wall: 9.7 mi
Museums: 15
- Winter Harbor Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Abbe Museum: 9.0 mi
- George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 9.5 mi
- Abbe Museum: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 14
- The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 8.7 mi
- Old Farm Estate: 8.8 mi
- Eden's Civil War Monument: 9.0 mi
- Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 10.0 mi
- John Innes Kane: 10.0 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Prospect Harbor Point Light: 2.7 mi
- Winter Harbor Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Egg Rock Light Station: 7.6 mi
- Petit Manan Light: 9.9 mi
- Bear Island Light Station: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 10
- Schoodic Point: 7.4 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 8.8 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 8.8 mi
- Thunder Hole: 11.0 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 11.4 mi
Springs: 8
- Big Chief Spring: 0.7 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 9.8 mi
- Sieur de Monts Spring: 9.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 13.2 mi
- Maple Spring: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 14.0 mi
- Long Falls: 15.7 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Baxter The Lobster: 8.8 mi
- Water Street Mural: 20.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Double Arch: 10.6 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Cove: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Forbes Pond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Mountain | WSW 237° | 466 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sargent Mountain | WSW 241° | 419 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dorr Mountain | WSW 237° | 387 m | 10.5 mi |
| Pemetic Mountain | SW 235° | 380 m | 12.4 mi |
| Champlain Mountain | SW 232° | 323 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dike Peak | SW 233° | 321 m | 11.6 mi |
| Schoodic Mountain | NNW 330° | 319 m | 10.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 339° | 304 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 19:36 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:53 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:08 | 15:56 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18796942
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 21 mi
- Ellsworth · 23 mi
- Surry · 24 mi
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