The Tarn

The Tarn is a reservoir in Hancock County, Down East, Maine. The Tarn is situated nearby to the neighborhood Otter Creek, as well as near the locality The Bubbles.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Acadia National Park and Cadillac Mountain.

Acadia National Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Acadia National Park is the only United States national park in New England and the easternmost national park on the mainland. It is on the coast of the Down East region of Maine, near the town of Bar Harbor.

Cadillac Mountain

Peak

Photo: NightThree, CC BY 2.0.

Cadillac Mountain is located on Mount Desert Island, within Acadia National Park, in the U.S. state of Maine. With an elevation of nearly 1,530 feet, its summit is the highest point in Hancock County and the highest within 25 miles of the Atlantic shoreline of the North American continent between the Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia, and peaks in Mexico.

Abbe Museum

Museum

Photo: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Abbe Museum is a cultural institution with two locations in Bar Harbor, Maine, on Mount Desert Island. It is dedicated to illuminating and advancing greater understanding of Wabanaki Nations' heritage, living cultures, and homelands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bar Harbor and Hulls Cove.

Bar Harbor

Photo: Tina Saey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bar Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County in the Down East area of Maine. It is a useful base for those visiting Acadia National Park.

Hulls Cove

Hulls Cove is a village on Mount Desert Island on the coast of Maine, a state of the United States of America.

Northeast Harbor

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.

Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous.

The Tarn

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.35576° or 44° 21′ 21″ north

Longitude

-68.20603° or 68° 12′ 22″ west

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Open location code

87PH9Q4V+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 128577414

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

4980390

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Localities in the Area

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