Mount Desert Rock Coral Protection Area
Mount Desert Rock Coral Protection Area is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Sawyer Mountain stands 148 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Desert Rock Light, a lighthouse 6.0 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 27 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Old Soaker Overlook · 29 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 29 mi
- Schooner Head Overlook Parking Lot Accessibility Information · 30 mi
110 named places within 25 miles
- Eastern Maine Habitat Management Area: 9.5 mi
- Frenchboro Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area: 17.6 mi
- West Sister Island Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Goose Pond Mountain: 19.0 mi
- Devils Head: 19.8 mi
- Big Mountain: 19.8 mi
- Stockbridge Hill: 20.4 mi
- Eastern Head: 21.3 mi
- Big Beach: 15.8 mi
- Middle Beach: 15.9 mi
- Little Beach: 16.1 mi
- Eastern Beach: 16.3 mi
- Whale Beach: 16.6 mi
- Hockamock Head Lighthouse Park: 19.6 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 19.9 mi
- Fire Ponds: 20.2 mi
- Fine Sand Beach: 21.7 mi
- Rabbits Ear Island: 21.9 mi
- Mount Desert Rock Light: 6.0 mi
- Great Duck Island Light Station: 16.3 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
- Bell House: 22.6 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 22.6 mi
- Barn Foundation: 19.1 mi
- House Foundation: 19.1 mi
- Store Foundation: 19.1 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 19.2 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light Station: 22.6 mi
- High Head: 19.5 mi
- Negro Head: 22.7 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 21.6 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 23.9 mi
- Preble-Marr Historical Museum: 24.0 mi
- Islesford Historical Museum: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Desert Rock Coral Protection Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Mountain | WNW 298° | 148 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 298° | 144 m | 22.9 mi |
| Jerusalem Mountain | WNW 296° | 127 m | 22.6 mi |
| Duck Harbor Mountain | WNW 290° | 80 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wentworth Mountain | WNW 293° | 78 m | 23.0 mi |
| Goose Pond Mountain | NNW 329° | 74 m | 19.0 mi |
| Coombs Mountain | WNW 301° | 71 m | 23.1 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNW 328° | 65 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:35 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1421906515
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 22 mi
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