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Whaleboat Island

Whaleboat Island from directly overhead

Whaleboat Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Blackstrap Hill stands 151 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stockman Island, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 27 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Coast Heritage Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates43.75277, -70.05296

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mitchell Field: 2.5 mi
  • Mackerel Cove Lot: 3.1 mi
  • Houghton Graves Park: 3.8 mi
  • Town Land: 4.2 mi
  • Sunset Landing: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Schooner Windfall: 4.7 mi
  • Jewell Island Military Reservation: 5.7 mi
  • Eartha: 6.7 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Old Farmhouse Foundation: 7.8 mi
Gardens
  • Organic Vegetable Fields: 5.2 mi
  • Organic Gardens: 5.4 mi
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Yarmouth Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • FCS Community Garden: 7.5 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 59
  • Sea Cove Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Chandler Cove Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Kennedy Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Sandy Point Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Suprise Beach: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 59
Artworks: 47
  • Lobstermans Statue: 3.5 mi
  • Can't Stop Hip Hop: 8.4 mi
  • Labyrinth in the Woods: 10.6 mi
  • Frog Rock: 11.1 mi
  • Time Out: 11.4 mi
Museums: 41
Cliffs: 8
  • White Head Cliff: 10.1 mi
  • The Cliffs: 10.2 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 10.7 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 11.0 mi
  • Morse Point: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • First Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Whaleboat Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackstrap HillW 272°151 m13.4 mi
Leighton HillW 269°145 m13.9 mi
Bradbury MountainNNW 328°143 m12.2 mi
Bruce HillWNW 295°136 m11.8 mi
Walnut HillWNW 300°129 m11.9 mi
Blackstrap HillW 268°129 m13.4 mi
Tryon MountainNNW 328°119 m13.2 mi
Marston HillNW 319°108 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1518:53
June solstice04:5919:4220:26
September equinox06:2818:0218:40
December solstice07:1215:1916:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332435463696860493828
Precip in3.53.54.14.34.14.23.53.34.26.05.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick NAS, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/827743002

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