Mill Cove

Mill Cove: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Mill Cove

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Mill Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.51257, -68.81031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mill Cove

• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~6 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~15 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~18 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Phillips Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mill Cove

Other beaches & coast near Mill Cove

• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill Bay Light · beach · Hancock · ~48 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~52 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~54 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bear Island Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~62 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~63 km · Must-see

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