Sears Island Conservation Area
Sears Island Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Mount Waldo stands 320 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- FriendsofSearsIsland.org
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Probert Memorial Forest: 3.3 mi
- Mill Brook Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Turtle Head Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Rene Henderson Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- Defence Head: 0.8 mi
- Fletcher Hill: 4.5 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 4.7 mi
- Kedears Hill: 4.7 mi
- Whites Head: 5.9 mi
- Mosman Park: 2.6 mi
- Colonel Peterson Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Stockton Springs Recreation Park: 3.3 mi
- Fort Point State Park: 3.4 mi
- Moose Point State Park: 3.5 mi
- Spragues Beach: 4.3 mi
- Wadsworth Cove Beach: 4.4 mi
- MMA Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 5.7 mi
- Billys Shore: 8.1 mi
- Castine Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Wilson Museum: 5.2 mi
- Belfast Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- The Good Life Center: 8.4 mi
- Islesboro historical society: 9.2 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 1.0 mi
- The Bluff: 6.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 7.0 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 8.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 10.1 mi
- Fort Pownall: 3.7 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 5.2 mi
- Fort Knox: 9.4 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 10.0 mi
- Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Before The Wind: 9.9 mi
- The Whale: 9.9 mi
- Andre the Seal: 20.1 mi
- Water Street Mural: 23.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 24.5 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 12.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.9 mi
- Dye Garden: 23.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 24.9 mi
- Dome home: 17.7 mi
- Fields Pond Visitor Center: 21.8 mi
- Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 24.4 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 24.5 mi
- Monroe Falls: 13.6 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 23.0 mi
- Vinal Falls: 24.6 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 22.9 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Sears Island Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Waldo | N 354° | 320 m | 9.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 295° | 258 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 315° | 248 m | 12.0 mi |
| Houstus Hill | NW 312° | 242 m | 11.9 mi |
| Patterson Hill | WSW 242° | 227 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | NW 326° | 226 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ducktrap Mountain | SW 216° | 218 m | 11.0 mi |
| Clement Hill | NW 318° | 210 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:57 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1016665438
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