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Greenbie Natural Area

Greenbie Natural Area from directly overhead

Greenbie Natural Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Mount Waldo stands 320 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rene Henderson Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Blue Hill Heritage Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates44.42418, -68.79837

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Griffith: 2.2 mi
  • Fort George State Park: 2.3 mi
  • Castine Town Common: 2.3 mi
  • Battle Avenue Fields: 2.5 mi
  • Fort Madison: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 46
Museums: 25
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Monroe Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Vinal Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Tanglewood Garden: 14.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lurvey Spring: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Greenbie Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WaldoNNW 336°320 m11.8 mi
Blue Hill MountainE 86°281 m10.3 mi
Patterson HillWSW 254°227 m13.2 mi
Mount EphraimNW 312°226 m10.3 mi
Ducktrap MountainSW 233°218 m12.9 mi
Beech HillWSW 239°205 m11.5 mi
Quarry HillWNW 295°202 m12.9 mi
Dutch MountainNNW 329°200 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:48
June solstice04:5119:3920:24
September equinox06:2317:5618:35
December solstice07:0915:1115:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230415261676659483727
Precip in3.93.24.14.43.94.33.23.14.15.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1363957813

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