Thayer Farm

Thayer Farm: 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 Thayer Farm

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 Thayer Farm — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.79365, -74.90058. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thayer Farm

• Sunken Island · beach · Otsego · ~1 km · Must-see
• Clarke Pond · lake · Bennington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Red House Hill · viewpoint · Otsego · ~3 km · Must-see
• Red House Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Wellington · viewpoint · Bennington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Glimmerglass State Park · park · Otsego · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Wellington · viewpoint · Otsego · ~3 km · Must-see
• Hyde Hall Covered Bridge · attraction · Otsego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rum Hill · viewpoint · Otsego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rum Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Metcalf Hill · viewpoint · Otsego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Metcalf Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake · lake · Otsego · ~5 km · Must-see
• Shipman Pond · lake · Bennington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fitch Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Young Lake · lake · Bennington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Allen Lake · lake · Bennington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Waiontha Mountain · viewpoint · Otsego · ~8 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Thayer Farm

• Deowongo Island · sanctuary · Otsego · ~10 km · Must-see
• Steuben Hill · sanctuary · Rutland · ~39 km · Must-see
• Utica Zoo · sanctuary · Oneida · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hunts Pond State Forest · sanctuary · Chenango · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cotton Hill State Forest · sanctuary · Schoharie · ~67 km · Must-see
• Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Schenectady · ~79 km · Must-see
• Plotter Kill Preserve · sanctuary · Rutland · ~88 km · Must-see
• Muller Hill State Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~89 km · Must-see
• Bear Swamp · sanctuary · Albany · ~97 km · Must-see
• Balsam Mountain Unit · sanctuary · Greene · ~98 km · Must-see

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