Long Pond, Mount Desert Island
#2 among attractions in Mount Desert Island
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Facts and practical information
Long Pond, also known as Great Pond, is a nearly four mile long glacial lake located on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. ()
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Long Pond – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Jordan Pond, Thuya Garden, Asticou Azalea Garden, Bear Island Light.
5.4 miENatural attraction, Nature, LakeJordan Pond, Acadia National Park
137 min walk • Jordan Pond is an oligotrophic tarn in Acadia National Park near the town of Bar Harbor, Maine. The pond covers 187 acres to a maximum depth of 150 feet with a shoreline of 3.6 miles.
4.8 miSEGarden, ParkThuya Garden, Northeast Harbor
122 min walk • Thuya Garden is a semi-formal herbaceous garden, in the style of Gertrude Jekyll, located at 15 Thuya Drive, Northeast Harbor, Maine. It is open daily from May through October.
4.3 miSEBotanical garden, Garden, ParkAsticou Azalea Garden, Northeast Harbor
111 min walk • The Asticou Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States, is a popular visitor attraction. It was created by lifelong resident of the village, Charles Kenneth Savage, in 1956.
5.6 miSELighthouse, Vernacular architectureBear Island Light, Bear Island
144 min walk • Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889.
2.8 miEFjordSomes Sound, Northeast Harbor
72 min walk • Somes Sound is a fjard, a body of water running deep into Mount Desert Island, the main site of Acadia National Park in Maine, United States. Its deepest point is approximately 175 feet, and it is over 100 feet deep in several places. The sound almost splits the island in two.
2.5 miNEVillage, NeighbourhoodSomesville, Mount Desert Island
64 min walk • Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound. The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island. It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries.
4.8 miSEChurch, Gothic Revival architectureSt. Mary's-By-The-Sea, Northeast Harbor
123 min walk • St. Mary's-By-The-Sea is a historic Gothic Revival church at 20 South Shore Road in Northeast Harbor, Maine. One a few known designs of Maine architect Harry Vaughn and built in 1902, it is one of a number of architect-designed summer chapels built around the turn of the 20th century with funding from wealthy summer residents.
5.5 miECity hallEllsworth City Hall, Acadia National Park
140 min walk • Ellsworth City Hall is the seat of local government in Ellsworth, Maine. Built in 1934-35 after a devastating fire destroyed the old city hall and part of the business district, it is a municipal building with Georgian Revival features unusual for Maine.
3.9 miSELibrarySouthwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
100 min walk • The Southwest Harbor Public Library is the public library serving Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Southwest Harbor Public Library was built in 1895.
2.7 miNE 4.5 miSE