Mill Dam Preserve
Mill Dam Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Herbert Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Islesboro Islands Trust
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Herbert Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Hutchins Marsh Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Blueberry Hill Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Hinkle Preserve: 1.7 mi
- The Narrows Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Kedears Hill: 2.3 mi
- Abrams Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Mount Percival: 3.6 mi
- Jobs Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 4.6 mi
- Ruggle's Park: 4.7 mi
- Auditorium Park: 4.7 mi
- Bayview park: 4.8 mi
- Fort Madison: 4.9 mi
- Wyman Park: 5.3 mi
- Billys Shore: 1.1 mi
- Big Tree Beach: 1.2 mi
- Spragues Beach: 2.6 mi
- Cals Beach: 3.6 mi
- Redman Beach: 4.4 mi
- Islesboro historical society: 2.3 mi
- The Good Life Center: 3.8 mi
- Maple Grove Cemetery: 4.0 mi
- Islesboro sailors memorial: 4.8 mi
- Wilson Museum: 5.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 0.5 mi
- The Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 3.3 mi
- Spruce Head: 5.4 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 6.1 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 5.7 mi
- Fort Pownall: 9.6 mi
- Fort Knox: 16.2 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 16.7 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 17.6 mi
- Andre the Seal: 14.0 mi
- Before The Wind: 16.6 mi
- The Whale: 16.6 mi
- Puffin Wall: 19.5 mi
- Seagull: 19.5 mi
- Dome home: 20.1 mi
- Prison Show Room: 23.5 mi
- The Wall: 23.5 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 7.7 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 19.7 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 12.4 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 20.5 mi
- Vinal Falls: 17.8 mi
- Monroe Falls: 19.3 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Mill Dam Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | SW 232° | 419 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 238° | 384 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | SW 236° | 331 m | 9.1 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | W 266° | 317 m | 11.7 mi |
| Moody Mountain | W 259° | 284 m | 13.0 mi |
| Cameron Mountain | WSW 241° | 244 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Battie | SW 227° | 240 m | 12.0 mi |
| Garey Mountain | SW 235° | 239 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:12 | 16:00 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1357928482
Day trips start here
- Bucksport · 17 mi
- Orland · 18 mi
- Surry · 21 mi
- Ellsworth · 26 mi
- Acadia National Park · 29 mi
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