Shepards Hill

Shepards 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 Shepards 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 Shepards Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.23063, -69.32449. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shepards Hill

• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sheepscot Pond · lake · Waldo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint George Lake · lake · Waldo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Damariscotta Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~22 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~24 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~28 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth Art Museum · museum · Knox · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~30 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~34 km · Must-see
• Damariscotta Baptist Church · church · Lincoln · ~34 km · Must-see
• Second Congregational Church of Newcastle · church · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Alna Meetinghouse · church · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tenants Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~40 km · Must-see
• Whitehead Light · fort · Knox · ~40 km · Must-see
• China Lake Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shepards Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shepards Hill

• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Kennebec · ~70 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~83 km · Must-see
• Morse Mountain · viewpoint · Sagadahoc · ~84 km · Must-see
• Clark Mountain · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~85 km · Must-see
• Mount David · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Puzzle Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~104 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~105 km · Must-see
• Cadillac Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~111 km · Must-see
• Grays Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~116 km · Must-see

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