Somesville, Mount Desert Island

Name: Somesville
Address: 1132 Main St, Mount Desert Island, 04660, United States
Telephone: +1 207-244-9260

#1 among attractions in Mount Desert Island

Village, Top attraction, Neighbourhood

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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. The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District. ()

Coordinates: 44°21'37"N, 68°20'13"W

Address

1132 Main StMount Desert Island 04660 United States

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+1 207-244-9260

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Day trips

Somesville – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cadillac Mountain, Jordan Pond, Thuya Garden, Asticou Azalea Garden.

5.6 miE
Sweeping summit with panoramic views
Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park
143 min walk • Cadillac Mountain, the crowning jewel of Acadia National Park in Maine, stands as a beacon for explorers and nature enthusiasts alike. The mountain, which is the highest point on the United States' East Coast, reaches an impressive elevation of 1,530 feet above sea...
4.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park
115 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.
5.1 miSE
Garden, Park
Thuya Garden, Northeast Harbor
131 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.
4.7 miSE
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Asticou Azalea Garden, Northeast Harbor
120 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.
3.1 miSE
Fjord
Somes Sound, Northeast Harbor
79 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.
5.6 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Mary's-By-The-Sea, Northeast Harbor
142 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.
4.9 miSE
City hall
Ellsworth City Hall, Acadia National Park
125 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.
5.6 miS
Library
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
142 min walk • The Southwest Harbor Public Library is the public library serving Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Southwest Harbor Public Library was built in 1895.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Long Pond, Mount Desert Island
64 min walk • 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.
~1320 ftNE
44°21'47"N • 68°20'1"W
The Gallery at Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island
7 min walk • Museum
5.2 miSE
44°17'42"N • 68°17'9"W
Mt. Desert Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Harbor
132 min walk • Museum