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Schoodic Head

Schoodic Head, seen from above at true elevation

Schoodic Head rises to 132 m in Maine. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Anvil, a peak 0.7 miles away. SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33146940, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
132 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.35064, -68.05278

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 55
  • Gouldsboro Town Park: 4.2 mi
  • Grant Park: 7.8 mi
  • Jones Pond Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
  • Village Green: 7.9 mi
  • Agamont Park: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 28
Gardens: 21
  • Coniferous Woods: 7.7 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 7.7 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 7.7 mi
  • Coniferous Woods: 7.7 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 18
  • Old Farm Estate: 7.1 mi
  • Bates Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Fabri memorial: 7.5 mi
  • John Innes Kane: 7.6 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 7.7 mi
Museums: 14
  • Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Winter Harbor Historical Society: 3.5 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 8.0 mi
  • George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 8.9 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Springs: 8
  • Big Chief Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Maple Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Fern Spring: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Schoodic Point: 1.3 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 7.0 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 7.2 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 8.0 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 9.5 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 13.2 mi
  • Long Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 8.0 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 12.2 mi
  • Double Arch: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 13.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Schoodic Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainW 271°466 m8.5 mi
Sargent MountainW 267°419 m10.9 mi
Dorr MountainW 272°387 m8.1 mi
Pemetic MountainW 264°380 m9.6 mi
Penobscot MountainW 263°360 m10.6 mi
Champlain MountainW 270°323 m7.0 mi
Dike PeakW 263°321 m8.6 mi
Gilmore PeakW 266°316 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0618:45
June solstice04:4919:3620:21
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:0615:0815:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 10 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Acadia National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 574996 — Schoodic Head, Hancock County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358223819

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