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Joels Ledges

Joels Ledges, seen from above at true elevation

Joels Ledges rises to 74 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33140133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
74 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.69674, -68.03195

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 47
  • Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land (Tunk Lake Area): 5.6 mi
  • Cable Pool Park: 7.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
  • Stewart Park: 8.6 mi
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 22.8 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 22.8 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Coniferous Woods: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Black Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Schoodic Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Flanders Pond Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Jordan Beach: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 7
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 14.9 mi
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 22.7 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 23.0 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 23.7 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Long Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 5
  • World's Largest Lobster Trap: 16.2 mi
  • Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 17.9 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 22.7 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 22.7 mi
  • Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 3
  • Big Chief Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Double Arch: 20.2 mi
  • Cathedral Rock: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Water Street Mural: 22.1 mi
  • Baxter The Lobster: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Joels Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainNNW 342°439 m12.2 mi
Tunk MountainSW 218°325 m5.0 mi
Spruce MountainN 360°321 m9.7 mi
Schoodic MountainSSW 213°319 m10.2 mi
Black MountainSSW 209°304 m8.8 mi
Catherine MountainSSW 206°284 m6.2 mi
Caribou MountainSSW 212°259 m7.2 mi
Schoodic NubbleSW 215°202 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0618:45
June solstice04:4719:3720:22
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:0715:0715:55

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, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1909218 — Joels Ledges, Washington County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358229993

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