Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Brimstone Beach, a beach 5.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Western Head: 6.0 mi
- Shag Roost: 6.2 mi
- Armbrust Hill: 6.5 mi
- Dushane Hill: 6.7 mi
- Isle Au Haut Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Boy Scout Point Town Park: 6.2 mi
- Armbrust Hill Town Park: 6.5 mi
- The Old Ballground: 6.7 mi
- Narrows Town Park: 6.9 mi
- Booth's Quarry Town Park: 7.1 mi
- Kintner Salt Marsh: 7.9 mi
- Granite Island Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Watershed Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Round Pond Trail: 9.4 mi
- Carrying Place Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Brimstone Beach: 5.0 mi
- Markey Beach: 6.3 mi
- Medrick Beach: 6.5 mi
- South Sandy Beach: 7.7 mi
- Big White Beach: 7.8 mi
- Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum: 6.7 mi
- North Haven Museum: 13.9 mi
- North Haven Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- The Old Homestead: 14.5 mi
- Owls Head Transportation Museum: 15.8 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 12.4 mi
- Cannon: 17.8 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 18.6 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 21.7 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 6.6 mi
- Sphere: 17.2 mi
- Lobster: 17.5 mi
- Seagull: 17.6 mi
- Puffin Wall: 17.6 mi
- Negro Head: 14.7 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 24.5 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 24.8 mi
- Spruce Head: 24.9 mi
- Keepers Quarters: 11.7 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 20.5 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 11.9 mi
- The Wall: 20.1 mi
- Prison Show Room: 20.1 mi
- Vinal Falls: 9.2 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 17.6 mi
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NNW 329° | 419 m | 23.3 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 318° | 390 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NW 313° | 313 m | 23.9 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NW 315° | 291 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Battie | NNW 327° | 240 m | 22.3 mi |
| Dodge Mountain | NW 312° | 201 m | 20.1 mi |
| Benner Hill | NW 308° | 188 m | 19.7 mi |
| Beech Hill | NW 318° | 159 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tenants Harbor, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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