Nature reserve · Maine
Sheep Island
Sheep Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Jims Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Island Heritage Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.20498, -68.56722
- 17.5 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 26.4 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 19 mi
- Hawk Watch · 20 mi
- Old Soaker Overlook · 21 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Jims Hill: 1.2 mi
- Conary Head: 1.9 mi
- High Head: 3.5 mi
- Brays Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Burnt Hill: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Bear Island Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Hog Island Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Big Babson Island Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Edgar M. Tennis Preserve: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Reach Beach: 3.1 mi
- Lily Pond Beach: 5.5 mi
- Sand Beach: 5.7 mi
- Mud Beach: 6.3 mi
- Ledge Beach: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Nature Area: 3.7 mi
- Mariner's Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
- Deer Isle Ballfield and Playground: 5.4 mi
- Fine Sand Beach: 5.5 mi
- Lily Pond Park: 5.5 mi
Museums: 26
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 5.8 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 6.8 mi
- Sedgwick Brooklin Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 10.6 mi
- Wendell Gilley Museum: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Negro Head: 8.3 mi
- High Head: 9.3 mi
- Gull Ledges: 10.2 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 12.3 mi
- Canada Cliff: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 22
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 16.9 mi
- Heath: 20.8 mi
- Mountain: 20.8 mi
- Meadow: 20.8 mi
- Pitch Pine Upland: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 8.0 mi
- Store Foundation: 8.1 mi
- Barn Foundation: 8.1 mi
- House Foundation: 8.2 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 4.6 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 7.7 mi
- Oil House: 11.4 mi
- Keeper's House: 11.5 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 7
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 12.4 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 15.1 mi
- The Bubble: 18.1 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 20.1 mi
- Thunder Hole: 20.4 mi
Springs: 7
- Lurvey Spring: 13.4 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 14.1 mi
- Birch Spring: 16.8 mi
- Maple Spring: 17.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Man O War Waterfall: 14.7 mi
- Vinal Falls: 15.9 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 16.7 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 3
- Penn Station Eagle: 17.1 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 22.0 mi
- Water Street Mural: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Sheep Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | NE 55° | 326 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | NE 55° | 289 m | 12.4 mi |
| Knight Nubble | NE 55° | 283 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Notch | NE 55° | 271 m | 11.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | ENE 56° | 256 m | 13.2 mi |
| Western Mountain | NE 54° | 246 m | 11.9 mi |
| Caterpillar Mountain | NNW 331° | 148 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sawyer Mountain | SSW 195° | 148 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:08 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18778128
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 12 mi
- Surry · 20 mi
- Ellsworth · 26 mi
- Orland · 27 mi
- Bucksport · 28 mi
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