- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 14.2 miles
- Caterpillar Mountain148 m · 8.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY20.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 44.2030, -68.6423
Polypod Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled 6 m. Caterpillar Mountain stands 148 m to the north, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Edgar Tennis Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.
- Operated by
- Island Heritage Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Polypod Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar Mountain | N 353° | 148 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sawyer Mountain | S 174° | 148 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | S 173° | 144 m | 9.7 mi |
| Jerusalem Mountain | S 175° | 127 m | 10.6 mi |
| Stover Hill | N 8° | 109 m | 13.5 mi |
| Seven Star Hill | N 10° | 108 m | 12.7 mi |
| Winche Mountain | NNW 336° | 92 m | 9.7 mi |
| Backwood Mountain | NW 325° | 82 m | 12.3 mi |
- 20.4 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 29.8 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYNational
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 23 mi
- Hawk Watch · 23 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 24 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Edgar Tennis Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Crystal Cove Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Edgar M. Tennis Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Carrying Place Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Shore Acres Preserve: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Brays Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Jims Hill: 3.1 mi
- Conary Head: 3.6 mi
- Burnt Hill: 3.9 mi
- Stinson Point: 4.3 mi
Parks
- Nature Area: 1.4 mi
- Mariner's Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Deer Isle Ballfield and Playground: 2.0 mi
- Lily Pond Park: 2.3 mi
- Small Cove Park: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Lily Pond Beach: 2.3 mi
- Reach Beach: 2.6 mi
- Sand Beach: 4.1 mi
- Mud Beach: 5.2 mi
- Ledge Beach: 5.2 mi
Museums: 36
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 3.1 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 3.4 mi
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- North Haven Museum: 12.1 mi
- North Haven Historical Society: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Negro Head: 8.3 mi
- Gull Ledges: 8.6 mi
- High Head: 12.8 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 14.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 22
- Tanglewood Garden: 20.1 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 20.4 mi
- Heath: 24.1 mi
- Mountain: 24.1 mi
- Meadow: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 8.7 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 11.0 mi
- Barn Foundation: 11.2 mi
- House Foundation: 11.2 mi
- Store Foundation: 11.2 mi
Springs: 7
- Lurvey Spring: 16.8 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 17.5 mi
- Birch Spring: 20.1 mi
- Maple Spring: 20.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 12.1 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 18.8 mi
- The Bubble: 21.4 mi
- Otter Point: 23.3 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 6
- Penn Station Eagle: 14.3 mi
- Andre the Seal: 21.4 mi
- Puffin Wall: 24.0 mi
- Seagull: 24.0 mi
- Sphere: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Oil House: 15.1 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 15.2 mi
- Keeper's House: 15.2 mi
- Bell House: 15.2 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Vinal Falls: 12.8 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 20.0 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 16 mi
- Surry · 21 mi
- Orland · 26 mi
- Bucksport · 27 mi
- Ellsworth · 27 mi
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