Bear Hill

Bear Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Bear Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.14425, -69.10615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Hill

• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~3 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~5 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth Art Museum · museum · Knox · ~6 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~10 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~10 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~19 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~20 km · Must-see
• Whitehead Light · fort · Knox · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Two Bush Island Light · beach · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tenants Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~27 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~28 km · Must-see
• Heron Neck Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~29 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~31 km · Must-see
• Union Church of Vinalhaven · church · Knox · ~31 km · Must-see
• Marshall Point Light · beach · Knox · ~35 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Hill

• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~77 km · Must-see
• Morse Mountain · viewpoint · Sagadahoc · ~91 km · Must-see
• Cadillac Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~93 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Kennebec · ~94 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~100 km · Must-see
• Clark Mountain · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~107 km · Must-see
• Mount David · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~110 km · Must-see
• Catherine Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~121 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~121 km · Must-see

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