Coon Hill

Coon 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 Coon 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 Coon Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.51619, -69.02643. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Coon Hill

• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Unity Pond · lake · Waldo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Coon Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Coon Hill

• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cadillac Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~83 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~83 km · Must-see
• Catherine Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~94 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Hancock · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Kennebec · ~103 km · Must-see
• Clark Mountain · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~122 km · Must-see

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