Head Harbor Preserve
Head Harbor Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Sawyer Mountain stands 148 m to the north, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Isle au Haut -Beach, a attraction 0.6 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastern Head: 0.7 mi
- Duck Harbor Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Wentworth Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Western Head: 1.6 mi
- Jerusalem Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Isle au Haut Land Conservation Trust: 0.7 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Nathan Island: 5.1 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Boom Beach: 1.0 mi
- Sharks Point Beach: 1.8 mi
- Goss Beach: 1.9 mi
- Ledge Beach: 7.3 mi
- Mud Beach: 7.3 mi
- Rabbits Ear Island: 3.6 mi
- Doliver Island: 3.8 mi
- Fog Island: 5.7 mi
- Geary's Beach Town Park: 8.5 mi
- Narrows Town Park: 9.0 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 9.4 mi
- Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum: 10.8 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 12.9 mi
- North Haven Museum: 15.2 mi
- North Haven Historical Society: 15.2 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 11.6 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 16.8 mi
- Oil House: 19.7 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 19.7 mi
- Keeper's House: 19.7 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 3.9 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 11.6 mi
- Barn Foundation: 11.7 mi
- House Foundation: 11.8 mi
- Negro Head: 4.6 mi
- High Head: 14.9 mi
- Gull Ledges: 21.0 mi
- Canada Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 24.8 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 10.6 mi
- Sphere: 24.5 mi
- Lobster: 24.7 mi
- Seagull: 24.7 mi
- Puffin Wall: 24.7 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 0.6 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 23.6 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 24.1 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 24.4 mi
- Vinal Falls: 11.7 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Head Harbor Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Mountain | N 3° | 148 m | 2.6 mi |
| Caterpillar Mountain | N 355° | 148 m | 21.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 4° | 144 m | 2.8 mi |
| Jerusalem Mountain | N 0° | 127 m | 1.9 mi |
| Winche Mountain | NNW 347° | 92 m | 21.9 mi |
| Duck Harbor Mountain | W 270° | 80 m | 1.3 mi |
| Wentworth Mountain | NNW 328° | 78 m | 1.4 mi |
| Goose Pond Mountain | NE 52° | 74 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:37 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:12 | 16:00 |
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, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1355282348
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 20 mi
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