Whaleback Lighthouse

Whaleback Lighthouse: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Whaleback Lighthouse

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Whaleback Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.05877, -70.69631. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whaleback Lighthouse

• Whaleback Light · attraction · Rockingham · ~0 km · Must-see
• Fort Foster · fort · Rockingham · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Stark State Historic Site · fort · Rockingham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Harbor Light · museum · Rockingham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Constitution Historic Site · fort · Rockingham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Odiorne Point State Park · park · Rockingham · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~4 km · Must-see
• Wentworth-Gardner House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~6 km · Must-see
• Prescott Park · park · Rockingham · ~6 km · Must-see
• Strawbery Banke Museum · museum · Rockingham · ~6 km · Must-see
• Governor John Langdon House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~6 km · Must-see
• MacPheadris–Warner House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~7 km · Must-see
• Leary Field · park · Rockingham · ~7 km · Must-see
• South Church · church · Rockingham · ~7 km · Must-see
• Moffatt-Ladd House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~7 km · Must-see
• Water Country · park · Rockingham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jenness Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Capt. John Smith Monument · fort · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Whaleback Lighthouse

Other forts & heritage near Whaleback Lighthouse

• Fort Foster · fort · Rockingham · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Stark State Historic Site · fort · Rockingham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Constitution Historic Site · fort · Rockingham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Capt. John Smith Monument · fort · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tucke Monument · fort · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• First Parish Church Site-Dover Point · fort · Strafford · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boon Island Light · fort · York · ~24 km · Must-see
• Goat Island Light Station · fort · York · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cape Ann Light (Twin Lights) · fort · Essex · ~60 km · Must-see
• America's Stonehenge · fort · Rockingham · ~60 km · Must-see

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