Whitten Bog

Whitten Bog: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Whitten Bog

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Whitten Bog — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.00305, -68.79214. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whitten Bog

• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hudson Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~19 km · Must-see
• Page Farm and Home Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~19 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~30 km · Must-see
• West Enfield Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~37 km · Must-see
• Stetson Meetinghouse · church · Penobscot · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~41 km · Must-see
• Phillips Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~43 km · Must-see
• The First Dexter Universalist Church · church · Penobscot · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sebasticook Lake Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~53 km · Must-see
• Schoodic Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~54 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~57 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill Pond Dam · lake · Hancock · ~58 km · Must-see
• Graham Lake · lake · Hancock · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Whitten Bog

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Whitten Bog

• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~19 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~30 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~63 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~84 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~118 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~120 km · Must-see
• Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~136 km · Must-see
• Viles Arboretum · sanctuary · Kennebec · ~137 km · Must-see
• Great Wass Island Loop · sanctuary · Washington · ~140 km · Must-see

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