Open Pit

Open Pit: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Open Pit

Season: October to February.

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 Open Pit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 16.82709, -88.34483. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Open Pit

• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Stann Creek · ~26 km · Must-see
• Victoria Peak · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tobacco Caye · river spot · Stann Creek · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bugle Caye Light · beach · Stann Creek · ~47 km · Must-see
• Harvest Caye · river spot · ~49 km · Must-see
• Five Blues Lake National Park · sanctuary · Cayo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Laughing Bird Caye · river spot · Stann Creek · ~57 km · Must-see
• Nohoch Che'en Archaeological Reserve · cave · Cayo · ~66 km · Must-see
• Glover's Reef · beach · ~74 km · Must-see
• Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Serpon Sugar Mill Archaeological Reserve · fort · Stann Creek · ~1 km
• Carib Hill · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~6 km
• All Pines Village · fort · Stann Creek · ~8 km
• Freshwater Creek Lagoon · lake · Stann Creek · ~9 km
• Hellgate Run · waterfall · Stann Creek · ~9 km
• Sapodilla Lagoon · lake · Stann Creek · ~9 km
• Anderson's Lagoon · lake · Stann Creek · ~9 km
• St. Hermans Cave · cave · Stann Creek · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Open Pit

Other other attractions near Open Pit

• Great Blue Hole · attraction · ~127 km · Must-see
• Blue Hole · attraction · Cayo · ~64 km
• Robinson Point Light · attraction · ~76 km
• Hawksworth Bridge · attraction · Cayo · ~107 km
• Boilers · attraction · Stann Creek · ~0 km
• Sugar Mill · attraction · Stann Creek · ~0 km
• Steam Locomotive · attraction · Stann Creek · ~0 km
• House of Prayer Tabernacle · attraction · Stann Creek · ~5 km
• Cheil mayan chocolate factory · attraction · Stann Creek · ~6 km
• Enchanting Butterflies · attraction · Stann Creek · ~6 km

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