Bar Harbor, ME — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · Maine, US
A free GeoPDF for offline GPS in the Cartahaven app, with free updates. How it works offline
Try it now, no account needed
Open this map in the Cartahaven map app in your browser and see your GPS position on it.
Older edition. This is the 1956 edition from the U.S. Geological Survey. A newer one may have been published since; check the agency's page for current rules and routes before relying on it.

What you get
- Your GPS position on the map. A blue dot on this official sheet shows where you are.
- Works with no signal. Download it once; the map and your GPS position keep working with no cell signal.
- Tracks, placemarks and photos. Record where you go, drop pins, and export GPX, KML or GeoJSON.
- Free updates. When a new edition is published here, it’s yours at no cost.
- 1Tap “Get this map”: it’s added to your free account.
- 2Open the Cartahaven app on your phone and sign in.
- 3Tap “Get my maps”. It’s on your phone, ready offline.
The app runs on iPhone, Android and in desktop browsers. Install it · How offline GPS works
Where this map covers
Named places on this map
220 named features inside the Bar Harbor, ME — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Ash Mountain
- Barr Hill
- Birch Harbor Mountain
- Brewer Mountain
- Buck Cove Mountain
- Cadillac Mountain
- Champlain Mountain
- Cranberry Hill
- Day Mountain
- Dike Peak
- Dorr Mountain
- Eagles Crag
- Enoch Mountain
- Gorham Mountain
- Great Head
- Great Hill
- Great Hill
- Halfway Mountain
- Huguenot Head
- Kebo Mountain
- Mount Cromer
- Ox Hill
- Paradise Hill
- Pemetic Mountain
and 8 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Arey Cove · bay
- Back Cove · bay
- Bar Harbor · bay
- Beaver Dam Pond · lake
- Beaver Ponds · lake
- Big Chief Spring · spring
- Birch Harbor · bay
- Birch Harbor Pond · lake
- Bubble Pond · lake
- Buck Cove · bay
- Bunker Cove · bay
- Bunkers Cove · bay
- Bunkers Harbor · bay
- Charleys COve · bay
- Chicken Millpond · lake
- Compass Harbor · bay
- Cranberry Harbor · bay
- Cromwell Cove · bay
- Deep Cove · bay
- Dingle Meadow Heath · swamp
- East Pond · bay
- Eastern Point Harbor · bay
- Flanders Bay · bay
- Forbes Pond · lake
and 49 more
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Ash Island · island
- Ash Point · cape
- Bald Porcupine Island · island
- Bald Rock · island
- Bar Island · island
- Bar Island · island
- Bar Island Point · cape
- Bar Ledge · island
- Bar Point · cape
- Bean Island · island
- Bean Point · cape
- Big Moose Island · island
- Big Sugar Bear Island · island
- Breaking Point · cape
- Bunker Neck · cape
- Burnt Porcupine Island · island
and 99 more
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
More maps of Acadia National Park and Maine.
Maps nearby
More maps around here ›
Winter Harbor, ME
Detailed map of terrain, trails and roads
USGS topo, 2024

Bar Harbor, ME
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1904)

Bar Harbor, ME
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1942)

Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Overview map
BLM Eastern States (2019)

Bar Harbor, ME
Detailed map of terrain, trails and roads
USGS topo, 2024

Schoodic Head, ME
Detailed map of terrain, trails and roads
USGS topo, 2024
Version history
Version 1 · Nov 6, 2026 · 6.9 MB