VFW

VFW: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit VFW

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 VFW — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.93885, -68.64753. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near VFW

• Hudson Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~6 km · Must-see
• Page Farm and Home Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~6 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~12 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~27 km · Must-see
• Phillips Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~43 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill Pond Dam · lake · Hancock · ~43 km · Must-see
• West Enfield Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~43 km · Must-see
• Graham Lake · lake · Hancock · ~44 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~47 km · Must-see
• Green Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~48 km · Must-see
• Stetson Meetinghouse · church · Penobscot · ~49 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~51 km · Must-see
• Upper Lead Mountain Pond · lake · Hancock · ~51 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~52 km · Must-see
• Nicatous Lake · lake · Hancock · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of VFW

Other forts & heritage near VFW

• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~78 km · Must-see
• Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site · fort · Piscataquis · ~87 km · Must-see
• Bass Harbor Head Light · fort · Hancock · ~104 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Kennebec · ~112 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~123 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~125 km · Must-see
• Fort O'Brien State Historic Site · fort · Washington · ~128 km · Must-see

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