First Pond, Hancock County, Maine

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     Seven Star Hill is striking and can be seen from First Pond, and First Pond is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Sunshine Campground is a delightful local campground. At First Pond throughout the warmest time of the year highs are in the 70's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 20's; night lows during the wintertime for First Pond tend to be in the 0's. From a rainfall point of view First Pond  
   is a relatively typical location; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is February. This lake is so wonderful. Homestead Motel and Cottages is a pleasant site to get some rest; if you like swamps you're in luck, Clapps Meadow is right close by.
If you want a magnificent time in the great outdoors, just come on down to First Pond. There's so much to do here at First Pond that you need to camp here for a
 
               while, Robin Hood Camp is a great place for that, and there's whitewater on Blue Hill Falls for all you adrenaline people. This lake is so wonderful. Get your heart pumping on the great whitewater of Narramissic River, and Second Pond is a good lake nearby. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff at First Pond.
On a wonderful day you can have a look at Birchhead Shore in the neighborhood of First Pond; since you're here, you could pop by Carleton Stream. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Bald Mountain Trail; do take a hike on the Old Cove Trail. Hiking is a popular thing to do around First Pond; Blue Hill Trail is a great local trail; if you need a location to stay Eggemoggin Oceanfront Lodge is a magnificent choice.
Allen Point is in close proximity and always wonderful to go to, and there are other locations here than First Pond, for example Mother Bush Pond.

 
Eggemoggin Oceanfront Lodge, Brooklin
6 miles away
The Eggemoggin Lodge has beautiful views of Eggemoggin Reach on the Atlantic Ocean. The beautiful post and beam lodge offers a fieldstone fireplace and all of the comforts of home including fine dinin...

Homestead Motel and Cottages, Ellsworth
10 miles away
The accommodations at The Homestead Motel are just minutes from downtown Ellsworth and provides easy access to some of the most popular and scenic stretches of Maine coast. At the Homestead your comf...

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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.37167
Longitude: -68.60194

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These outdoors activities are available near First Pond.
 Beaches Near First Pond:
Birchhead Shore, Hancock County, 4 miles away
 Hotels Near First Pond:
Eggemoggin Oceanfront Lodge, Brooklin, 6 miles away
Homestead Motel and Cottages, Ellsworth, 10 miles away
Twilite Motel, Ellsworth, 14 miles away
Comfort Inn Ellsworth, Ellsworth, 15 miles away
Holiday Inn ELLSWORTH(ACADIA NATL PK AREA), Ellsworth, 16 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near First Pond:
Robin Hood Camp, Brooksville, 8 miles away
Sunshine Campground, Deer Isle, 8 miles away
Patten Pond Camping Resort, Ellsworth, 10 miles away
Old Quarry Ocean Adventures, Stonington, 10 miles away
 Whitewater Near First Pond:
Blue Hill Falls, Hancock CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      Class III - 1 miles long (Route 175 - Tidal Reversing Falls)
Narramissic River, Hancock CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II - 16.3 miles long (Denham to Alamoosook Lake)
Branch Lake Stream, Hancock CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-V - 4 miles long (Branch Lake to Infant Street in Ellsworth)
 National Parks Near First Pond:
Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor - ME, 27 miles away
Maine Acadian Culture, Bar Harbor - ME, 27 miles away
 Trails Near First Pond:
Blue Hill Trail, Hancock County, 3 miles away
Bald Mountain Trail, Hancock County, 14 miles away
Old Cove Trail, Knox County, 14 miles away
 Lakes Near First Pond:
Mother Bush Pond, Hancock CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Second Pond, Hancock CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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