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McGlathery Island

McGlathery Island from directly overhead

McGlathery Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Sawyer Mountain stands 148 m to the south, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Little 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

Coordinates44.12470, -68.61609

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Mud Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Ledge Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Sand Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Goss Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Sand Cove Beach: 5.6 mi
Parks
  • Fog Island: 2.7 mi
  • Small Cove Park: 3.1 mi
  • Doliver Island: 3.8 mi
  • Rabbits Ear Island: 4.0 mi
  • Mariner's Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
Peaks
Museums: 33
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 15
  • Isle Au Haut Rural School: 3.7 mi
  • Sarah Smith Foundation: 8.6 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 8.7 mi
  • House Foundation: 8.8 mi
  • Store Foundation: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 6
Springs: 5
  • Lurvey Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Birch Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Fern Spring: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 6.6 mi
  • High Hopes Lobster Boat: 19.3 mi
  • The Bubble: 23.3 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Vinal Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 20.0 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 21.7 mi
  • Tanglewood Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of McGlathery Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sawyer MountainS 183°148 m4.4 mi
Caterpillar MountainN 351°148 m14.5 mi
Rocky MountainS 182°144 m4.2 mi
Jerusalem MountainS 184°127 m5.2 mi
Bald MountainNE 44°121 m16.4 mi
Winche MountainNNW 340°92 m15.2 mi
Duck Harbor MountainSSW 193°80 m7.2 mi
Wentworth MountainS 190°78 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:47
June solstice04:5219:3820:22
September equinox06:2217:5618:34
December solstice07:0715:1215:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/18777971

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