West Sister Island Preserve
West Sister Island Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Bernard Mountain stands 326 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is High Head, a cliff 1.3 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Coast Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 20.9 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Soaker Overlook · 16 mi
- Sunset view · 16 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 16 mi
- Hawk Watch · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goose Pond Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Big Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Stockbridge Hill: 2.5 mi
- Devils Head: 6.0 mi
- Big Rocks: 7.3 mi
- Frenchboro Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Black Island Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Placentia Island Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Back Cove Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Fire Ponds: 2.0 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 2.9 mi
- Hockamock Head Lighthouse Park: 3.4 mi
- Fine Sand Beach: 5.1 mi
- Bass Harbor Light Station: 5.9 mi
- Hero Beach: 1.6 mi
- Whale Beach: 1.7 mi
- Eastern Beach: 2.1 mi
- Joyce Beach: 2.2 mi
- Little Beach: 2.2 mi
- High Head: 1.3 mi
- Negro Head: 11.4 mi
- Pierce Head: 11.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Ledge: 11.8 mi
- Canada Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 12.6 mi
- Roadside: 17.5 mi
- Meadow: 17.5 mi
- Mountain: 17.5 mi
- Heath: 17.5 mi
- Store Foundation: 2.9 mi
- House Foundation: 3.0 mi
- Barn Foundation: 3.1 mi
- Sarah Smith Foundation: 3.2 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light Station: 5.9 mi
- Preble-Marr Historical Museum: 9.4 mi
- Wendell Gilley Museum: 10.1 mi
- Islesford Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
- La petite Plaisance: 11.1 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 11.4 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 3.4 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 5.9 mi
- Bell House: 5.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.9 mi
- Oil House: 5.9 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 9.4 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 13.9 mi
- The Bubble: 15.0 mi
- Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 15.1 mi
- Thunder Hole: 15.6 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 11.3 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 11.4 mi
- Birch Spring: 13.9 mi
- Maple Spring: 14.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.2 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 14.0 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 18.7 mi
- Vinal Falls: 23.2 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 19.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 23.4 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of West Sister Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Mountain | N 2° | 326 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 20° | 297 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | N 5° | 289 m | 11.4 mi |
| Knight Nubble | N 2° | 283 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cedar Swamp Mountain | NNE 22° | 283 m | 13.9 mi |
| Little Notch | N 2° | 271 m | 11.2 mi |
| Norumbega Mountain | NNE 18° | 260 m | 13.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | N 9° | 256 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:37 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:55 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:11 | 15:58 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18779273
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 6 mi
- Surry · 25 mi
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