Old Harbor

Old Harbor: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Old Harbor

Season: October to February.

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 Old Harbor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.65946, -70.61714. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Harbor

• Straitsmouth Island Light · beach · Essex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Halibut Point Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~5 km · Must-see
• Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Essex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cape Ann Light (Twin Lights) · fort · Essex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Wingaersheek Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~7 km · Must-see
• Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial · park · Rockingham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ten Pound Island Light · attraction · Rockingham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Stage Fort · fort · Rockingham · ~10 km · Must-see
• Eastern Point Light · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ravenswood Park · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Crane Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Coolidge Reservation · sanctuary · Essex · ~16 km · Must-see
• Stavros Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point State Reservation · sanctuary · Essex · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chebacco Lake · lake · Essex · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chebacco Lake · lake · Rockingham · ~21 km · Must-see
• Appleton Farms · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Harbor

Other other attractions near Old Harbor

• Ten Pound Island Light · attraction · Rockingham · ~9 km · Must-see
• First Religious Society · attraction · Essex · ~33 km · Must-see
• Whaleback Light · attraction · Rockingham · ~56 km · Must-see
• Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina · attraction · Suffolk · ~59 km · Must-see
• Paul Revere Statue · attraction · Suffolk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Skinny House · attraction · Suffolk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Freedom Trail · attraction · Suffolk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tony DeMarco · attraction · Suffolk · ~61 km · Must-see
• The Goal · attraction · Suffolk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Quincy Market · attraction · Suffolk · ~61 km · Must-see

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