Nature reserve · Maine

Polypod Island

Polypod Island from directly overhead

Polypod Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Island Heritage Trust

Getting there

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Coordinates44.20300, -68.64215

20.4 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
29.8 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National

Overlooks nearby

Sunset view · 23 mi
Hawk Watch · 23 mi
Old Soaker Overlook · 24 mi
Beehive Overlook · 24 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

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: 2.1 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

Museums36

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

Cliffs26

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

Gardens23

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 sites20

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

Lighthouses10

Springs7

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

Artworks6

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

Attractions5

Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 12.1 mi
High Hopes Lobster Boat: 18.8 mi
The Bubble: 21.4 mi
Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 23.6 mi
Thunder Hole: 23.9 mi

Waterfalls4

Vinal Falls: 12.8 mi
Man O War Waterfall: 18.0 mi
Hadlock Falls: 20.0 mi
Duck Brook Waterfall: 24.0 mi

Picnic sites2

Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Thompson Island Picnic Area: 20.7 mi

Natural arches1

Cathedral Rock: 24.7 mi

On the horizon

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

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

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).

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, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/700007836

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