Nature reserve · Maine
Thomas Island Preserve
Thomas Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Island Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.43269, -68.34154
- 0.9 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 8.1 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 15.6 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 22.9 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Watch · 8 mi
- Sunset view · 8 mi
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 9 mi
- Schooner Head Overlook Parking Lot Accessibility Information · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hadley Point Beach: 1.4 mi
- Town Hill Playground: 2.4 mi
- Lamoine State Park: 2.5 mi
- Bloomfield Park: 2.9 mi
- Lamoine Beach Park: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Old Point Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Stone Barn Farm Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Blue Horizons Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Indian Point-Blagden Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Kittredge Brook Forest: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Frenchmans Hill: 3.0 mi
- Patty Lot Hill: 3.9 mi
- Ireson Hill: 3.9 mi
- Whalesback: 4.2 mi
- Youngs Mountain: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 42
- Lamoine Beach: 3.1 mi
- Marlboro Beach: 4.0 mi
- Carrying Place Beach: 6.4 mi
- Echo Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
- Sand Beach: 10.6 mi
Museums: 23
- Somesville Museum and Gardens: 4.9 mi
- George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 6.4 mi
- Abbe Museum: 7.4 mi
- Hancock Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Abbe Museum: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 22
- The Ovens: 3.8 mi
- Lookout Ledge: 7.0 mi
- Beach Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Canada Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Sols Cliff: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Yourcenar: 5.0 mi
- The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 7.4 mi
- Eden's Civil War Monument: 7.4 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather: 8.0 mi
- Kurt Diederich: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 21
- COA Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Newlin Garden: 6.5 mi
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 6.5 mi
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 6.5 mi
- Wild Gardens of Acadia: 8.2 mi
Lighthouses: 13
- Bear Island Light Station: 10.9 mi
- Egg Rock Light Station: 11.4 mi
- Winter Harbor Lighthouse: 13.4 mi
- Oil House: 14.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 14.6 mi
Springs: 8
- Fern Spring: 6.7 mi
- Maple Spring: 7.3 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 7.5 mi
- Birch Spring: 7.9 mi
- Sieur de Monts Spring: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 7.3 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 7.3 mi
- The Bubble: 7.8 mi
- Thunder Hole: 10.8 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 5.9 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 7.6 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 8.0 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 10.5 mi
- Long Falls: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 4
- Baxter The Lobster: 7.4 mi
- Water Street Mural: 8.5 mi
- Before The Wind: 24.3 mi
- The Whale: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 3.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Cove: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Thomas Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Mountain | SE 133° | 466 m | 8.0 mi |
| Sargent Mountain | SSE 151° | 419 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dorr Mountain | SE 131° | 387 m | 8.2 mi |
| Pemetic Mountain | SE 145° | 380 m | 8.2 mi |
| Penobscot Mountain | SSE 152° | 360 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bernard Mountain | S 189° | 326 m | 9.1 mi |
| Champlain Mountain | SE 128° | 323 m | 9.2 mi |
| Dike Peak | SE 139° | 321 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:37 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:09 | 15:57 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18789255
Day trips start here
- Surry · 9 mi
- Ellsworth · 12 mi
- Acadia National Park · 15 mi
- Orland · 22 mi
- Bucksport · 24 mi
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