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Places near Brooks by type
All 245 places by distance →One day from Brooks
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:56 pm
87 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Brooks
- Passagassawakeag Lakelake · 45 min
- Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Penobscot Marine Museum Campusmuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Mount Waldoviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Swan Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Brooks
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Brooks?
Passagassawakeag Lake (lake, about 6 km), Swan Lake (lake, about 14 km), Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area (nature spot, about 14 km), Mount Waldo (viewpoint, about 23 km), Penobscot Marine Museum Campus (museum, about 23 km), Hedgehog Hill (hill, about 4 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Brooks?
160 places on Spotwander: 88 hill stations & viewpoints, 25 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 22 wildlife, forests & gardens, 4 beaches & coast, 3 churches.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Brooks?
Hedgehog Hill, about 4 km by road; Skyscraper Hill (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Brooks?
Passagassawakeag Lake, about 6 km by road; Ellis Pond (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Brooks?
Start in Brooks, visit Passagassawakeag Lake, then Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area, then Penobscot Marine Museum Campus, then Mount Waldo, then Swan Lake, and drive back — about 87 km by road in all.