Long Pond

Long Pond: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Long Pond

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Long Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.03836, -68.61189. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Pond

• Robinson Point · beach · Knox · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Ledge Light · fort · Knox · ~12 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~16 km · Must-see
• Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Hancock · ~21 km · Must-see
• Union Church of Vinalhaven · church · Knox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~25 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Heron Neck Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beth Eden Church · church · Hancock · ~28 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill Bay Light · beach · Hancock · ~31 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~31 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bass Harbor Head Light · fort · Hancock · ~37 km · Must-see
• Great Duck Island Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~40 km · Must-see

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Pond

• Long Pond · lake · Hancock · ~47 km · Must-see
• Somes Sound · lake · Hancock · ~51 km · Must-see
• Jordan Pond · lake · Hancock · ~54 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ellsworth Dam · lake · Hancock · ~73 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~74 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~81 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~82 km · Must-see
• Green Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~83 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~83 km · Must-see

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