Nature reserve · Maine
Harriman Point Preserve
Harriman Point Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the east, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooklin Recreation Field, a park 1.1 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.29431, -68.53367
- 12.1 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 21.5 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 28.9 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 15 mi
- Hawk Watch · 16 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 18 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brooklin Recreation Field: 1.1 mi
- Seal Cove Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Nature Area: 7.1 mi
- Bridge End Park: 7.8 mi
- Walker Pond Heritage Park: 8.2 mi
Beaches
- Birchhead Shore: 1.7 mi
- Reach Beach: 5.7 mi
- Causeway Beach: 7.3 mi
- Lily Pond Beach: 8.3 mi
- Back Beach: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Hundred Acre Wood: 2.6 mi
- McKenney Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Big Babson Island Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Hog Island Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Pond Island Preserve: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Steves Hill: 3.0 mi
- High Head: 3.3 mi
- Conary Head: 5.0 mi
- Old Field Hill: 5.2 mi
- Billings Hill: 5.6 mi
Museums: 30
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 6.4 mi
- Jonathan Fisher House: 8.3 mi
- Wendell Gilley Museum: 10.3 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Lookout Ledge: 6.6 mi
- Gull Ledges: 8.1 mi
- Beach Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Canada Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Schoolhouse Ledge: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Yourcenar: 10.7 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light Station: 10.9 mi
- Store Foundation: 12.2 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 12.2 mi
- House Foundation: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 22
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 13.9 mi
- Heath: 16.8 mi
- Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Pitch Pine Upland: 16.8 mi
- Brookside: 16.8 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 3.6 mi
- Oil House: 10.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 10.9 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 10.9 mi
- Bell House: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 8
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 13.4 mi
- The Bubble: 14.2 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 17.1 mi
- Thunder Hole: 17.2 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 17.6 mi
Springs: 7
- Lurvey Spring: 9.9 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 10.9 mi
- Birch Spring: 13.0 mi
- Maple Spring: 13.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Man O War Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 12.8 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 16.2 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 19.3 mi
- Vinal Falls: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 5
- Baxter The Lobster: 17.5 mi
- Water Street Mural: 17.8 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 22.6 mi
- Before The Wind: 23.1 mi
- The Whale: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Cove: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Harriman Point Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | E 86° | 326 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 77° | 297 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | E 84° | 289 m | 8.6 mi |
| Parkman Mountain | ENE 76° | 287 m | 12.6 mi |
| Knight Nubble | E 85° | 283 m | 8.1 mi |
| Blue Hill Mountain | NNW 344° | 281 m | 10.0 mi |
| Little Notch | E 85° | 271 m | 8.1 mi |
| Norumbega Mountain | E 80° | 260 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:08 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:55 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:11 | 15:58 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1364073026
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 11 mi
- Surry · 14 mi
- Ellsworth · 19 mi
- Orland · 22 mi
- Bucksport · 23 mi
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