The Vale

The Vale: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Vale

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 The Vale — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.46388, -70.56360. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Vale

• Telegraph Hill · viewpoint · Dukes · ~1 km · Must-see
• East Chop Light · beach · Dukes · ~1 km · Must-see
• Union Chapel · church · Dukes · ~1 km · Must-see
• West Chop Light · fort · Dukes · ~4 km · Must-see
• Pilot Hill · viewpoint · Dukes · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lamberts Cove Beach · beach · Dukes · ~11 km · Must-see
• Manuel F. Correllus State Forest · sanctuary · Dukes · ~11 km · Must-see
• Federated Church · church · Dukes · ~12 km · Must-see
• Edgartown Harbor Light · fort · Dukes · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nobska Point Light · fort · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Falmouth Inner Harbor · beach · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Falmouth Road Race · attraction · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mill Hill · viewpoint · Dukes · ~13 km · Must-see
• Martha's Vineyard · river spot · Dukes · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cape Poge Light · beach · Dukes · ~13 km · Must-see
• South Cape Beach State Park · beach · Barnstable · ~13 km · Must-see
• Washburn Island · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~14 km · Must-see
• Waquoit Bay · beach · Barnstable · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Vale

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Vale

• Manuel F. Correllus State Forest · sanctuary · Dukes · ~11 km · Must-see
• Washburn Island · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~14 km · Must-see
• Katama Airpark · sanctuary · Dukes · ~16 km · Must-see
• Long Point Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dukes · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mytoi Japanese Garden · sanctuary · Dukes · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wasque Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dukes · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~19 km · Must-see
• Menemsha Hills · sanctuary · Dukes · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mashpee River Reservation · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lowell Holly Reservation · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~29 km · Must-see

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