Nature reserve · Maine
Granite Island Preserve
Granite Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kintner Salt Marsh, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Vinalhaven Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.06573, -68.87015
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Kintner Salt Marsh: 0.3 mi
- Watershed Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Round Pond Trail: 1.8 mi
- Marcuse Wetlands Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Lower Mill River Preserve: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Basin High Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Isle Au Haut Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Armbrust Hill: 2.4 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Little Tip Toe: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Isle Au Haut Mountain Town Park: 1.3 mi
- Lawson's Quarry Town Park: 1.8 mi
- The Old Ballground: 2.4 mi
- Armbrust Hill Town Park: 2.5 mi
- Boy Scout Point Town Park: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 60
- Big White Beach: 2.5 mi
- Eleanor L. Campbell Preserve Polly Cove Beach: 3.8 mi
- Old Ferry Landing Beach: 4.3 mi
- Narrow Place Beach: 5.0 mi
- Brimstone Beach: 6.0 mi
Museums: 34
- Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum: 2.0 mi
- North Haven Museum: 5.8 mi
- North Haven Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- The Old Homestead: 10.7 mi
- Owls Head Transportation Museum: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 11.1 mi
- Cannon: 12.3 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 12.3 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Negro Head: 13.7 mi
- Spruce Head: 16.7 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 16.8 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 17.1 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 6
- Penn Station Eagle: 2.2 mi
- Sphere: 11.9 mi
- Lobster: 12.1 mi
- Seagull: 12.1 mi
- Puffin Wall: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 12.2 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 17.3 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 22.2 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 12.9 mi
- Keepers Quarters: 19.5 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 13.0 mi
- The Wall: 16.0 mi
- Prison Show Room: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 1.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Granite Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NW 321° | 419 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NNW 328° | 331 m | 16.4 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WNW 301° | 291 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Battie | NW 318° | 240 m | 14.7 mi |
| Garey Mountain | NNW 330° | 239 m | 16.3 mi |
| Derry Mountain | NNW 332° | 231 m | 16.7 mi |
| Dodge Mountain | WNW 293° | 201 m | 13.9 mi |
| Benner Hill | WNW 288° | 188 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:39 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Rockport 1 NNW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1355579110
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