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Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area

Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area from directly overhead

Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Department of Marine Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.10102, -68.44274

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Hockamock Head Lighthouse Park: 2.4 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 3.1 mi
  • Fine Sand Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Fire Ponds: 5.1 mi
  • Fog Island: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 53
  • Schooner Cove: 1.7 mi
  • Southwest Cove: 1.8 mi
  • East Cove: 2.0 mi
  • Spindle Cove: 2.0 mi
  • Hero Beach: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Roadside: 21.5 mi
  • Mountain: 21.5 mi
  • Meadow: 21.5 mi
  • Heath: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 17
Attractions: 8
  • Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 9.8 mi
  • High Hopes Lobster Boat: 13.5 mi
  • The Bubble: 19.0 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 19.2 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 19.7 mi
Springs: 7
  • Lurvey Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Birch Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Maple Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Fern Spring: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Man O War Waterfall: 16.2 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Vinal Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bernard MountainNNE 14°326 m14.3 mi
Mansell MountainNNE 16°289 m14.8 mi
Knight NubbleNNE 14°283 m14.5 mi
Little NotchNNE 14°271 m14.5 mi
Beech MountainNNE 18°256 m15.3 mi
Western MountainNNE 14°246 m14.6 mi
Acadia MountainNNE 21°208 m16.5 mi
Saint Sauveur MountainNNE 22°207 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0818:46
June solstice04:5119:3720:21
September equinox06:2217:5518:33
December solstice07:0615:1115:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/19682881

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