Nature reserve · Maine
Scott's Landing Preserve
Scott's Landing Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Causeway Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Island Heritage Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.27867, -68.67489
- 18.3 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 27.4 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 23 mi
- Hawk Watch · 23 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 25 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Causeway Beach: 0.2 mi
- Lily Pond Beach: 3.5 mi
- Reach Beach: 4.2 mi
- Birchhead Shore: 5.9 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Carney Island: 0.6 mi
- Bowcat Overlook: 0.7 mi
- Pine Hill Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Lisa Tolman Wotton Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Lisa Tolman Wotton Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Bridge End Park: 1.2 mi
- Pine Hill Nature Area: 1.4 mi
- Lily Pond Park: 3.5 mi
- Deer Isle Ballfield and Playground: 4.0 mi
- Nature Area: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Caterpillar Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Winche Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Brays Mountain: 4.7 mi
- High Head: 5.3 mi
- Kench Mountain: 5.5 mi
Museums: 38
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 5.6 mi
- The Good Life Center: 7.8 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 8.5 mi
- Jonathan Fisher House: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Gull Ledges: 3.1 mi
- The Bluffs: 11.1 mi
- The Bluffs: 13.0 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 13.2 mi
- Negro Head: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Castine Civil War Monument: 9.8 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 14.0 mi
- Fort Pownall: 14.7 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 15.4 mi
- Store Foundation: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 23
- Tanglewood Garden: 17.5 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 20.9 mi
- COA Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Heath: 23.8 mi
- Mountain: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 10
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 9.0 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Oil House: 17.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 17.2 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 10
- Penn Station Eagle: 17.8 mi
- Andre the Seal: 20.8 mi
- Before The Wind: 21.1 mi
- The Whale: 21.1 mi
- Water Street Mural: 21.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Lurvey Spring: 16.9 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 17.9 mi
- Birch Spring: 20.1 mi
- Maple Spring: 20.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 7
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 17.5 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 20.1 mi
- The Bubble: 21.3 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 24.1 mi
- Thunder Hole: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Vinal Falls: 15.7 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 19.8 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 22.9 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Scott's Landing Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | E 84° | 326 m | 15.1 mi |
| Blue Hill Mountain | NNE 21° | 281 m | 11.5 mi |
| Western Mountain | E 83° | 246 m | 15.1 mi |
| Caterpillar Mountain | N 9° | 148 m | 3.7 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | S 169° | 144 m | 15.1 mi |
| Wallamatogus Mountain | NNW 347° | 141 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 86° | 121 m | 14.4 mi |
| Stover Hill | NNE 24° | 109 m | 8.8 mi |
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 | 20:23 |
| 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/700010388
Day trips start here
- Surry · 17 mi
- Acadia National Park · 18 mi
- Orland · 20 mi
- Bucksport · 21 mi
- Ellsworth · 23 mi
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