Great Wass Island Preserve
Great Wass Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Peaked Mountain stands 168 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Head, a peak 0.7 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 18 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 20.3 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 23.1 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beach · 24 mi
- Overlook · 25 mi
- Frazer Point · 25 mi
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Head: 0.7 mi
- Channel Rock: 2.9 mi
- Black Head: 4.1 mi
- Gay Hill: 9.2 mi
- Hardwood Hill: 9.2 mi
- Seaduck Point Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Seaduck Point Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Tibbett Island Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Ingersoll Point Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Sheep Island Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Beals Town Park: 3.3 mi
- West River Town Landing: 7.4 mi
- Roque Bluffs State Park: 11.5 mi
- Addison Point Park: 13.5 mi
- McClellan Park: 13.6 mi
- Little Pond Beach: 6.4 mi
- Pobblestone Cove: 6.9 mi
- Ballast Island Ledge: 7.1 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 7.7 mi
- Roque Island Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Devil's Stairway: 10.0 mi
- Jasper Head: 15.5 mi
- The Rim: 19.9 mi
- Great Head: 22.0 mi
- Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 5.5 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 13.8 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 14.4 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 18.4 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 18.4 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 18.4 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 18.4 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 23.8 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 15.1 mi
- Gates House Museum: 18.7 mi
- Petit Manan Light: 15.5 mi
- Prospect Harbor Point Light: 21.8 mi
- Double Arch: 12.1 mi
- Big Chief Spring: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Great Wass Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Mountain | NNW 343° | 168 m | 21.5 mi |
| Patten Hill | NNW 342° | 143 m | 20.3 mi |
| Milton Mountain | NNW 346° | 136 m | 18.6 mi |
| Deer Hill | WNW 287° | 130 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NNW 339° | 124 m | 19.0 mi |
| Burke Hill | WNW 296° | 120 m | 21.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 345° | 105 m | 19.1 mi |
| Pumpkin Ridge | NNE 13° | 104 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:04 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:35 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:51 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:06 | 15:54 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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