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The Crows Nest

The Crows Nest, seen from above at true elevation

The Crows Nest rises to 65 m in Maine. Carlisle Mountain stands 167 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Boot Cove Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33150724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
65 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.78147, -67.02276

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
  • Mays Brook Cove: 3.6 mi
  • South Bay Narrows: 3.9 mi
  • Red Point Island: 4.1 mi
  • West Quoddy Head Light Park: 4.2 mi
  • Old Farm Point Shorefront Park: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Boot Cove Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Mowry Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Raccoon Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Friars Bay Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Herring Cove Beach: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 6
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Bad Little Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of The Crows Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle MountainNNW 333°167 m19.3 mi
Big Allan MountainNW 308°133 m19.5 mi
Mount TomNW 324°121 m18.9 mi
Pughole MountainWNW 282°118 m8.8 mi
Little Allan MountainNW 309°117 m18.7 mi
Beech HillN 9°99 m11.8 mi
Porcupine MountainNNW 339°99 m13.5 mi
Yellowbirch MountainW 267°98 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0219:40
June solstice05:4320:3321:18
September equinox07:1618:4919:28
December solstice08:0316:0216:51

Local time (America/Moncton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425259656559494030
Precip in4.23.24.14.53.33.92.73.24.35.14.64.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 576186 — The Crows Nest, Washington County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358224457

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