Great Gott Preserve
Great Gott Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Sargent Mountain stands 419 m to the north-northeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Acadia National Park, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 16.0 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 29.9 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Old Soaker Overlook · 11 mi
- Sunset view · 11 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 11 mi
- Hawk Watch · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Acadia National Park: 1.4 mi
- Placentia Island Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Black Island Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Kelley Farm Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Bass Harbor Light Station: 1.5 mi
- Fire Ponds: 4.4 mi
- Chris's Pond Park: 5.1 mi
- Pemetic Elementary School play area: 5.3 mi
- Hadlock Park: 5.5 mi
- Big Rocks: 2.8 mi
- Little Head: 4.1 mi
- Bulger Hill: 4.2 mi
- Hio Hill: 4.2 mi
- Great Head: 4.2 mi
- Cobble Beach: 1.8 mi
- Back Beach: 2.8 mi
- Joyce Beach: 4.4 mi
- Eastern Beach: 5.7 mi
- Whale Beach: 5.8 mi
- High Head: 4.4 mi
- Pierce Head: 6.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Ledge: 6.9 mi
- Canada Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Rhodes Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 7.5 mi
- Roadside: 12.4 mi
- Meadow: 12.4 mi
- Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Heath: 12.4 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light Station: 1.4 mi
- Store Foundation: 7.5 mi
- House Foundation: 7.5 mi
- Barn Foundation: 7.7 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 7.8 mi
- Preble-Marr Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
- Wendell Gilley Museum: 5.5 mi
- Islesford Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- La petite Plaisance: 6.2 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 8.1 mi
- Bell House: 1.4 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 1.4 mi
- Keeper's House: 1.4 mi
- Oil House: 1.5 mi
- Great Duck Island Light Station: 5.7 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 4.3 mi
- The Bubble: 10.1 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 10.1 mi
- Thunder Hole: 10.5 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 14.3 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 6.6 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 6.9 mi
- Birch Spring: 9.0 mi
- Maple Spring: 9.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 10.3 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 9.1 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 14.2 mi
- Water Street Mural: 23.8 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 16.5 mi
- Long Cove: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Great Gott Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sargent Mountain | NNE 15° | 419 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pemetic Mountain | NNE 23° | 380 m | 9.9 mi |
| Penobscot Mountain | NNE 18° | 360 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bernard Mountain | NNW 341° | 326 m | 7.2 mi |
| Dike Peak | NNE 28° | 321 m | 10.4 mi |
| Gilmore Peak | NNE 13° | 316 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 12° | 297 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | NNW 346° | 289 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:37 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:55 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:10 | 15:58 |
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 way/1364905577
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 1 mi
- Surry · 22 mi
- Ellsworth · 27 mi
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