Saybrook Breakwater Light

Saybrook Breakwater Light: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Saybrook Breakwater Light

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Saybrook Breakwater Light — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.26322, -72.34276. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saybrook Breakwater Light

• Lynde Point · beach · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~1 km · Must-see
• Watch Rock Preserve · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Florence Griswold Museum · museum · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Preserve · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Rocky Neck State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Essex Park · park · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Centerbrook Meetinghouse · church · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
• Becket Hill State Park Reserve · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• McCook Park Beach · beach · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• Niantic Children’s Museum · museum · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• Orient Point Light · attraction · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Terry · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~19 km · Must-see
• Orient Beach State Park · beach · Suffolk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nehantic State Forest · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bug Light · beach · Suffolk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Orient Long Beach Bar Light · attraction · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hammonasset Beach · beach · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hammonasset Beach State Park · beach · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Saybrook Breakwater Light

Other forts & heritage near Saybrook Breakwater Light

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• Williams Memorial Park Historic District · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Trumbull · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~28 km · Must-see
• New London Ledge Lighthouse · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Griswold · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~30 km · Must-see
• Groton Monument · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~30 km · Must-see
• Falkner Island Light · fort · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Corchaug Archaeological Site · fort · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~40 km · Must-see

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