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Indian Point Preserve

Indian Point Preserve from directly overhead

Indian Point Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Bald Mountain stands 342 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellsworth Harbor Park and Marina, a park 0.3 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.8 miles off.

Indian Point Trail winds through the woods, over bog bridges down to a crest overlooking Card Brook and the Union River. The path continues to the scenic point along the Union River.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Frenchman Bay Conservancy
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.53159, -68.41985

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ellsworth Harbor Park and Marina: 0.3 mi
  • Courthouse Gallery Art Park: 0.7 mi
  • World War II Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • S. K. Whiting Park: 0.8 mi
  • Donald Little Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches: 30
Cliffs: 26
Museums: 23
Gardens: 22
  • COA Community Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 13.6 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 10.4 mi
  • Yourcenar: 12.5 mi
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 14.4 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 14.5 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 14.3 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 14.4 mi
  • The Bubble: 15.6 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 18.5 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 10
Springs: 8
  • Fern Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Maple Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Birch Spring: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Ellsworth Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 13.3 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 15.6 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 18.7 mi
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 11.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Indian Point Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNW 314°342 m12.6 mi
Big HillNNW 329°338 m13.5 mi
Schoodic MountainENE 78°319 m13.8 mi
Great Pond MountainWNW 292°291 m13.1 mi
Blue Hill MountainSW 231°281 m10.8 mi
Flag HillWNW 297°270 m11.1 mi
Flying Moose MountainWNW 299°245 m11.5 mi
Dodge HillNW 306°234 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0818:46
June solstice04:5019:3820:23
September equinox06:2117:5518:33
December solstice07:0815:0915:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/614574086

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