Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson: 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 Rachel Carson

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 Rachel Carson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.34428, -70.54638. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rachel Carson

• Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm · park · York · ~1 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · York · ~6 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · York · ~7 km · Must-see
• Moody Beach · beach · York · ~10 km · Must-see
• Goat Island Light Station · fort · York · ~12 km · Must-see
• Seashore Trolley Museum · museum · York · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ogunquit Museum of American Art · museum · York · ~16 km · Must-see
• First Parish Meetinghouse · church · York · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint Andre Church · church · York · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bauneg Beg Mountain · viewpoint · Strafford · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse · beach · York · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wood Island Light Station · fort · York · ~27 km · Must-see
• Funtown Splashtown USA · park · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saco Bay · beach · York · ~29 km · Must-see
• Salmon Falls Mill Historic District · waterfall · Strafford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Boon Island Light · fort · York · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cascade Falls, Old Orchard Beach · waterfall · Cumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Garrison Hill Tower · park · Strafford · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rachel Carson

Other forts & heritage near Rachel Carson

• Goat Island Light Station · fort · York · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wood Island Light Station · fort · York · ~27 km · Must-see
• Boon Island Light · fort · York · ~32 km · Must-see
• First Parish Church Site-Dover Point · fort · Strafford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Foster · fort · Rockingham · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Constitution Historic Site · fort · Rockingham · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Stark State Historic Site · fort · Rockingham · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen Park · fort · Cumberland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument · fort · Cumberland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Williams Park · fort · Cumberland · ~52 km · Must-see

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