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Old Pond Preserve

Old Pond Preserve from directly overhead

Old Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hancock Historical Society, a museum 0.7 miles away. SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.52939, -68.26881

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Gordon's Wharf: 1.8 mi
  • Sumner Park: 1.9 mi
  • Franklin Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
  • Marlboro Beach Park: 4.0 mi
  • Bloomfield Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 27
  • The Ovens: 6.3 mi
  • Sols Cliff: 11.6 mi
  • Central Slabs: 13.1 mi
  • The Alcove: 13.2 mi
  • Lower Wall: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 22
Gardens: 21
  • COA Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 9.6 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 11.9 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 14
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 3.0 mi
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 10.0 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 10.3 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 11.4 mi
  • Yourcenar: 12.1 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Springs: 8
  • Red Rock Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Fern Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Big Chief Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Maple Spring: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 10.0 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 10.0 mi
  • The Bubble: 13.1 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 15.0 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Ellsworth Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 9.7 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Long Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 14.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Double Arch: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Water Street Mural: 7.7 mi
  • Baxter The Lobster: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 4.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Old Pond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainS 170°466 m12.4 mi
Sargent MountainS 181°419 m12.9 mi
Dorr MountainSSE 168°387 m12.4 mi
Tunk MountainNE 48°325 m11.5 mi
Champlain MountainSSE 163°323 m12.9 mi
Schoodic MountainENE 63°319 m6.7 mi
Gilmore PeakS 182°316 m13.2 mi
Black MountainENE 62°304 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4919:3720:22
September equinox06:2117:5418:33
December solstice07:0715:0815:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/18796851

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