Flint Island

Flint Island: 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 Flint Island

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 Flint Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.47685, -67.78831. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flint Island

• Nash Island Light · beach · Washington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Petit Manan Light · beach · Washington · ~17 km · Must-see
• Great Wass Island Loop · sanctuary · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Prospect Harbor Point Light · beach · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Moose Peak Light Shalen’s New Home · viewpoint · Washington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Catherine Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Hancock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Bay · beach · Hancock · ~40 km · Must-see
• Agamont Park · park · Hancock · ~43 km · Must-see
• Abbe Museum · museum · Hancock · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint Saviour's Episcopal Church · church · Hancock · ~43 km · Must-see
• Libby Island Light · fort · Washington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cadillac Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort O'Brien State Historic Site · fort · Washington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Avery Rock · river spot · Washington · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jordan Pond · lake · Hancock · ~51 km · Must-see
• Baker Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~52 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Churc · church · Hancock · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Flint Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Flint Island

• Great Wass Island Loop · sanctuary · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Washington · ~54 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~66 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Campobello International Park · sanctuary · Maine · ~99 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~105 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~108 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~122 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~125 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~127 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~137 km · Must-see

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