Stratton Island
Stratton Island is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Blackstrap Hill stands 151 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluff Island, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Audubon
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Bluff Island: 0.4 mi
- Prouts Neck Bird Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Scarborough Beach State Park: 2.7 mi
- Wood Island Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Blue Point Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Western Beach: 2.3 mi
- Pine Point Beach: 2.7 mi
- Ferry Beach: 2.7 mi
- Back Shore: 2.8 mi
- Grand Beach: 2.9 mi
- Snowberry Ocean View Park: 2.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Harmon Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Old Orchard Beach Municipal Court: 3.7 mi
- Furber Park: 3.8 mi
- World War Memorial: 3.4 mi
- World War Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Stage Island Monument: 3.9 mi
- Fort Mary Monument: 4.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Blue Point Hill: 4.1 mi
- Spurwink Hill: 4.7 mi
- Slater Hill: 6.0 mi
- Cross Hill: 6.4 mi
- Goosefare Hill: 6.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
- The Garden at Gull Crest: 6.5 mi
- The Cape Community Garden at Maxwell's Farm: 8.2 mi
- The Parks Department Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 10.5 mi
- Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Museum: 3.5 mi
- Scarborough Museum: 5.9 mi
- York Institute Museum: 6.6 mi
- Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine: 10.1 mi
- International Cryptozoology Museum: 10.1 mi
- Split Bench: 9.8 mi
- Tidal Moon: 9.8 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Slugger the Sea Dog: 10.5 mi
- Seven: 10.5 mi
- Elks Club: 10.3 mi
- Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 10.8 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 11.2 mi
- Portland Observatory: 11.5 mi
- Ampitheater: 11.5 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 5.9 mi
- Slackcrack: 7.1 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 10.6 mi
- Cod Ledges: 10.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 11.3 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 5.4 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 15.0 mi
- First Falls: 21.3 mi
- Bug Light: 11.0 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Stratton Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstrap Hill | N 358° | 151 m | 17.5 mi |
| Grant Hill | W 272° | 146 m | 17.3 mi |
| Leighton Hill | N 356° | 145 m | 16.8 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | N 358° | 129 m | 16.5 mi |
| Milliken Hill | N 350° | 119 m | 16.9 mi |
| Jones Hill | N 350° | 118 m | 18.3 mi |
| Ricker Hill | W 276° | 116 m | 19.3 mi |
| Canada Hill | NNW 347° | 107 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
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 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1298226283
Day trips start here
- Old Orchard Beach · 4 mi
- Biddeford · 7 mi
- Saco · 7 mi
- Kennebunkport · 13 mi
- Buxton · 14 mi
- Gorham · 14 mi
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