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Brochure 13: Map > Acadia National Park
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MAP: Acadia National Park
DESCRIBING:
A small, color, regional map that includes wayfinding, cognitive, and natural history information.
SYNOPSIS:
This small, color regional map of Downeast Maine titled “Acadia National Park” highlights the three main areas of Acadia National Park: Mount Desert Island, Isle au Haut, and Schoodic Peninsula. These areas are shown in more detail in three separate maps on the back side of this brochure.This map is oriented with north toward the top of the map and a scale of approximately one inch equals 10 miles and one and one eighth inch equals 20 kilometers. Mainland Maine extends beyond the western and northern sides of the map. Acadia National Park is along the southern and eastern sides of the map. The rugged coastline weaves southwest to northeast, and dozens of coastal islands are shown in this regional map. The bold blue label, “Acadia National Park,” is shown in the southeastern corner of the map.Parkland is shown in green, non-parkland is shown in off-white, and surrounding bays, harbors, and the Atlantic Ocean are shown in light blue. Gray lines depict primary U S and state roads, thick red lines depict the Park Loop Road, dashed-gray lines depict unpaved roads, and dashed-blue lines depict passenger and vehicle ferry routes. Surrounding towns are shown with yellow dots, their names are labeled in bold black text, and distances between them are labeled in black text.
IN-DEPTH DESCRIPTION:
Using the orientation of an analog clock face, this in-depth description starts at 8 o’clock and continues clockwise, generally in a west to east configuration.
Mainland Downeast Maine is shown and extends beyond the edges of the map from 8 o’clock to 1 o’clock. The following coastal towns are shown with yellow dots and labeled with bold black text.
- Rockland and Camden at 8 o’clock.
- Belfast at 10 o’clock.
- Bucksport at 11 o’clock.
- Ellsworth at 12 o’clock and West Gouldsboro and Gouldsboro at 1 o’clock.
U S 1 connects these towns from southwest to northeast and is shown as a gray line labeled with a white shield containing a number 1. Text southwest of Rockland reads, “To Wiscasset and Portland.”
Distances between some towns are labeled with black text.
- 27 miles, 43 kilometers between Camden and Belfast.
- 18 miles, 29 kilometers between Belfast and Bucksport.
- 20 miles, 32 kilometers between Bucksport and Ellsworth.
- 19 miles, 31 kilometers between Ellsworth and West Goldsboro.
State route 3, shown as a gray line labeled with a white horizontal oval containing a number 3, joins U S 1 from the west in Belfast. Text southwest of Belfast along state route 3 reads, “To Interstate 95, Augusta, and Portland.” U S 1 A, shown as a gray line labeled with a white shield containing the number one and the letter A, connects to Ellsworth from the north. Text north of Ellsworth along U S 1 A reads, “Ellsworth to Bangor and Interstate 95.”
A peninsula extends southeast of Bucksport along state route 15 and southwest of Ellsworth along state route 172 to the town of Blue Hill. State route 15 continues south to Deer Isle and the town of Stonington at the island’s southern tip. Distances of 36 miles and 58 kilometers and shown along state route 15 between Blue Hill and Stonington. At 6 o’clock, a passenger ferry route is shown with a dashed blue line and labeled in light blue text between Stonington and Isle au Haut. The Isle au Haut park area is highlighted with a translucent blue square, shaded slightly darker than the surrounding water.
General information is shown on the vertical football-shaped Isle au Haut.
Green parkland in the island’s center and southwestern tip.
A paved road shown as a gray line along the northern and eastern sides of the island.
An unpaved road shown as a dashed-gray line along the western and southern sides of the island through the park.
And a passenger ferry route shown as a dashed-blue line along the island’s western edge.
The square area is labeled with bold blue text, “Isle au Haut Detail,” which corresponds to the Isle au Haut map described separately in this audio described brochure.
Mount Desert Island is just east of the center of the map, southeast of and connected to Ellsworth by state route 3. The island is shaped like an upside-down lobster claw, with a long narrow inlet, labeled Somes Sound, dividing it into western and eastern areas. Green parkland covers about half of the island. The Mount Desert Island area is highlighted with a translucent blue square, shaded slightly darker than the surrounding water. The square area is labeled with bold blue text, “Mount Desert Island Detail,” which corresponds to the Mount Desert Island map described separately in this audio described brochure. General information is shown on Mount Desert Island. On the western segment, the town of Bass Harbor is shown along its southern tip. A vehicle ferry route is shown with a dashed-blue line connecting Bass Harbor to Swans Island to the south. The town of Southwest Harbor is shown along Somes Sound. State route 102 circles the western segment. On the eastern segment, the town of Northeast Harbor is shown along Somes Sound, and Bar Harbor is shown along the island’s northeastern edge. State route 3 circles the eastern segment, and the Park Loop Road, shown as a thick red line, circles the eastern edge of the eastern segment south of Bar Harbor. On state route 3, the distance between the northern terminus of the island and Bar Harbor is shown as 20 miles and 32 kilometers. A passenger ferry route shown as a dashed-blue line connects Bar Harbor to the town of Winter Harbor on Schoodic Peninsula to the east.
At 1 o’clock, the Schoodic Peninsula extends south from West Gouldsboro and Gouldsboro. U S 1 connects West Gouldsboro and Gouldsboro from west to east. State route 186 connects West Gouldsboro and Gouldsboro with a loop extending along the peninsula’s western edge to Winter Harbor, turning east, then turning north along the peninsula’s eastern edge. State route 195 bisects the peninsula from U S 1 between West Gouldsboro and Gouldsboro, from northwest to southeast. The cone-shaped Schoodic Peninsula area of the park is at the peninsula’s southern tip, highlighted with a translucent blue square, shaded slightly darker than the surrounding water. The square area is labeled with bold blue text, “Schoodic Peninsula Detail,” which corresponds to the Schoodic Peninsula map described separately in this audio described brochure. Green parkland and a Park Loop Road shown as a thick red line along the edge of the southern tip of the peninsula are shown.
Description
Computer-generated voice recording from an audio described version of the souvenir park brochure for Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. (2024 edition)
Date Created
03/02/2024
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