shoal

shoal: 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 shoal

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 shoal — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.33355, -68.92302. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near shoal

• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~14 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~18 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~22 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~29 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~29 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~31 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of shoal

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near shoal

• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~54 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~60 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~62 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~66 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~76 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~77 km · Must-see
• Dodge Point Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~80 km · Must-see

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Maine

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