Acadia CompassMount Desert Island, Maine
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Somes Sound overlook

A glacier-carved arm of the sea that nearly splits the island.

easy Kid friendly Few people Sunset Position approximate

Somes Sound is a fjard, a drowned glacial valley, and it reaches five miles in from the open ocean to Somesville. The roadside pullout on Sargeant Drive gives the long view down it.

EraModern park
Seasonyear round
Coordinates44.307, -68.302
Source of positionEST, estimated
Directions