Irony Island
Irony Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Bradbury Mountain stands 143 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is East Gosling Island, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 27.7 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- East Gosling Island: 0.2 mi
- West Gosling Island: 0.4 mi
- Little French Island: 1.6 mi
- Whaleboat Island: 2.3 mi
- Hackett and Minot Trails: 2.6 mi
- Mitchell Field: 1.2 mi
- Houghton Graves Park: 3.4 mi
- Winslow Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Mackerel Cove Lot: 4.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.4 mi
- Organic Vegetable Fields: 3.3 mi
- Organic Gardens: 3.6 mi
- FCS Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Freeport Community Garden (at Elm Street): 6.1 mi
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Schooner Windfall: 3.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Old Farmhouse Foundation: 5.9 mi
- Eartha: 6.5 mi
- Monument E: 7.9 mi
- Winston Hill: 5.4 mi
- Long Reach Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 5.6 mi
- Torrey Hill: 5.6 mi
- Kelsey Hill: 5.7 mi
- Thunderhole: 4.8 mi
- Big Indian: 5.8 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 6.0 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 6.0 mi
- Desert of Maine: 7.8 mi
- Sea Cove Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 5.4 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 6.3 mi
- Kennedy Beach: 6.6 mi
- Suprise Beach: 7.2 mi
- Lobstermans Statue: 5.0 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 8.2 mi
- Can't Stop Hip Hop: 8.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 8.7 mi
- Time Out: 9.1 mi
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- Admiral Robert E. Peary Home Museum: 5.1 mi
- Yarmouth Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- Desert of Maine Farm Museum: 7.8 mi
- White Head Cliff: 12.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Morse Point: 12.6 mi
- Cod Ledges: 12.9 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 13.1 mi
- First Falls: 7.1 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 12.5 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 24.9 mi
- Bug Light: 13.3 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 13.9 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Irony Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradbury Mountain | NW 319° | 143 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bruce Hill | WNW 284° | 136 m | 11.8 mi |
| Walnut Hill | WNW 288° | 129 m | 11.7 mi |
| Tryon Mountain | NW 319° | 119 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pisgah Hill | NW 313° | 115 m | 13.4 mi |
| Cox Pinnacle | N 354° | 108 m | 10.9 mi |
| Marston Hill | NW 309° | 108 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bibber Hill | NW 322° | 105 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:42 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:19 | 16:06 |
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 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick NAS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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