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Places near Bath by type
All 252 places by distance →One day from Bath
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:06 pm
74 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Bath
- Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Merrymeeting Baylake · 45 min
- Nequasset Lakelake · 45 min
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardensgarden · 2 hrs
- Doubling Point Lightbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Bath
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Bath?
Maine Maritime Museum (museum, about 2 km), Doubling Point Light (beach, about 4 km), Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal (attraction, about 5 km), Nequasset Lake (lake, about 6 km), Merrymeeting Bay (lake, about 13 km), Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum (museum, about 14 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Bath?
147 places on Spotwander: 27 forts & heritage, 8 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 26 hill stations & viewpoints, 18 churches, 14 beaches & coast.
Which is the nearest fort to Bath?
The Customs House, about 1 km by road; Doubling Point Rear Range Light (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Bath?
Whiskeag Pond, about 3 km by road; Nequasset Lake (6 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Bath?
Start in Bath, visit Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum, then Merrymeeting Bay, then Nequasset Lake, then Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, then Doubling Point Light, and drive back — about 74 km by road in all.