Big Hill

Big 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 Big 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 Big Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.69843, -68.56077. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Hill

• Phillips Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~7 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~8 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill Pond Dam · lake · Hancock · ~13 km · Must-see
• Green Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~15 km · Must-see
• Graham Lake · lake · Hancock · ~16 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~17 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ellsworth Dam · lake · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church of Ellsworth · church · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~29 km · Must-see
• Page Farm and Home Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hudson Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~31 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Hill

• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~8 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~17 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Catherine Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Hancock · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cadillac Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~95 km · Must-see
• Rollins Mountain · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~98 km · Must-see

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