Nature reserve · Maine
Hundred Acre Wood
Hundred Acre Wood is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Birchhead Shore, a beach 0.9 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Blue Hill Heritage Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.31282, -68.57833
- 13.0 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 22.2 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 29.4 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 17 mi
- Hawk Watch · 18 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 20 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Birchhead Shore: 0.9 mi
- Causeway Beach: 5.6 mi
- Reach Beach: 5.7 mi
- Lily Pond Beach: 7.5 mi
- Carrying Place Beach: 10.3 mi
Parks
- Brooklin Recreation Field: 2.0 mi
- Walker Pond Heritage Park: 5.7 mi
- Bridge End Park: 5.8 mi
- Pine Hill Nature Area: 6.4 mi
- Blue Hill Town Park: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Harriman Point Preserve: 2.6 mi
- The Nub: 4.6 mi
- Cooper Farm at Caterpillar Hill: 5.0 mi
- McKenney Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Big Babson Island Preserve: 5.3 mi
Peaks
- High Head: 4.0 mi
- Caterpillar Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Steves Hill: 4.5 mi
- Seven Star Hill: 5.0 mi
- Conary Head: 5.7 mi
Museums: 31
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- Jonathan Fisher House: 6.5 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 8.6 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 10.0 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Gull Ledges: 5.7 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 7.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 11.7 mi
- Beach Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Canada Cliff: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Castine Civil War Monument: 12.1 mi
- Yourcenar: 12.3 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light Station: 13.5 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 14.3 mi
- Store Foundation: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 22
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 16.2 mi
- COA Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Newlin Garden: 18.5 mi
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 12
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 6.0 mi
- Oil House: 13.4 mi
- Keeper's House: 13.5 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 13.5 mi
- Bell House: 13.5 mi
Springs: 7
- Lurvey Spring: 12.1 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 13.1 mi
- Birch Spring: 15.0 mi
- Maple Spring: 15.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 15.8 mi
- The Bubble: 16.2 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 19.2 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 19.2 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Man O War Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 14.8 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 18.7 mi
- Vinal Falls: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 5
- Water Street Mural: 17.5 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 19.2 mi
- Before The Wind: 20.8 mi
- The Whale: 20.8 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Cove: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Hundred Acre Wood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | E 94° | 326 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | E 92° | 289 m | 10.7 mi |
| Knight Nubble | E 93° | 283 m | 10.3 mi |
| Blue Hill Mountain | N 356° | 281 m | 8.4 mi |
| Little Notch | E 93° | 271 m | 10.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | E 91° | 256 m | 11.5 mi |
| Western Mountain | E 93° | 246 m | 10.2 mi |
| Acadia Mountain | E 87° | 208 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:08 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:38 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1363964276
Day trips start here
- Surry · 13 mi
- Acadia National Park · 14 mi
- Ellsworth · 19 mi
- Orland · 19 mi
- Bucksport · 21 mi
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