Ide Hill

Ide 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 Ide 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 Ide Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.66396, -69.01643. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ide Hill

• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~22 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Unity Pond · lake · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Stetson Meetinghouse · church · Penobscot · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sebasticook Lake Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~35 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~36 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ide Hill

• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~46 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cadillac Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~90 km · Must-see
• Catherine Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~94 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Hancock · ~98 km · Must-see
• Borestone Mountain East Peak · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~106 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Kennebec · ~112 km · Must-see

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