Little McGlathery Island
Little McGlathery Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Sawyer Mountain stands 148 m to the south, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is McGlathery Island, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 24 mi
- Hawk Watch · 25 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 25 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mud Beach: 1.4 mi
- Ledge Beach: 1.5 mi
- Sand Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sand Cove Beach: 5.3 mi
- Goss Beach: 5.8 mi
- Fog Island: 2.6 mi
- Small Cove Park: 3.3 mi
- Doliver Island: 3.9 mi
- Rabbits Ear Island: 4.1 mi
- Fine Sand Beach: 6.7 mi
- Coombs Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mount Chaplain: 4.2 mi
- Burnt Hill: 4.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Jims Hill: 4.5 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 3.3 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum: 12.6 mi
- North Haven Museum: 13.2 mi
- Negro Head: 2.9 mi
- High Head: 11.1 mi
- Gull Ledges: 14.1 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 18.0 mi
- Canada Cliff: 18.4 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 4.0 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 8.2 mi
- Barn Foundation: 8.4 mi
- House Foundation: 8.4 mi
- Store Foundation: 8.5 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 10.0 mi
- Oil House: 14.9 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 14.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 14.9 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 12.5 mi
- Andre the Seal: 23.4 mi
- Sphere: 24.7 mi
- Puffin Wall: 24.8 mi
- Seagull: 24.8 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 6.8 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 18.9 mi
- The Bubble: 22.9 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 24.4 mi
- Thunder Hole: 24.7 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 18.2 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 18.8 mi
- Birch Spring: 21.6 mi
- Maple Spring: 22.0 mi
- Fern Spring: 22.5 mi
- Vinal Falls: 11.9 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 19.6 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 21.5 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 21.2 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Little McGlathery Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Mountain | S 187° | 148 m | 4.7 mi |
| Caterpillar Mountain | N 349° | 148 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | S 187° | 144 m | 4.5 mi |
| Jerusalem Mountain | S 188° | 127 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 44° | 121 m | 16.0 mi |
| Winche Mountain | NNW 338° | 92 m | 15.2 mi |
| Duck Harbor Mountain | SSW 196° | 80 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wentworth Mountain | SSW 193° | 78 m | 6.3 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 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:12 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18777970
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 15 mi
- Surry · 26 mi
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