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Upper Birch Island

Upper Birch Island from directly overhead

Upper Birch Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 19 m. Catherine Mountain stands 284 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Tumbledown Dick Head, a peak 0.9 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
19 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.53648, -67.76449

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 32
  • West River Town Landing: 4.9 mi
  • Milbridge Town Marina: 5.6 mi
  • McClellan Park: 5.6 mi
  • Milbridge Commons: 5.7 mi
  • Addison Point Park: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 17
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 7
Attractions: 7
  • World's Largest Lobster Trap: 8.3 mi
  • Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 9.0 mi
  • Burnham Tavern Museum: 19.4 mi
  • Schoodic Point: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Long Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 24.5 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 24.6 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Coniferous Woods: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Double Arch: 6.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Chief Spring: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Baxter The Lobster: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Upper Birch Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catherine MountainWNW 289°284 m16.8 mi
Peaked MountainW 276°201 m15.7 mi
Blackwood MountainW 276°194 m14.7 mi
McCabe MountainWNW 294°181 m15.6 mi
Round MountainWNW 290°171 m12.6 mi
Peaked MountainN 11°168 m15.7 mi
Anderson Pond NubbleWNW 298°155 m16.2 mi
Spring River MountainWNW 296°144 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0518:43
June solstice04:4719:3520:20
September equinox06:1917:5218:31
December solstice07:0515:0615:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231425260666659483827
Precip in4.33.84.64.33.93.53.43.63.55.05.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/21688205

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