Maxwell Island

Maxwell Island: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Maxwell Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Maxwell Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.02302, -69.82144. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maxwell Island

• Merrymeeting Bay · lake · Sagadahoc · ~4 km · Must-see
• Nequasset Lake · lake · Sagadahoc · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Episcopal Church · church · Lincoln · ~15 km · Must-see
• Castle Tucker · fort · Lincoln · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lincoln County Museum · museum · Lincoln · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Edgecomb · fort · Lincoln · ~17 km · Must-see
• Maine Maritime Museum · museum · Sagadahoc · ~18 km · Must-see
• Doubling Point Light · beach · Sagadahoc · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal · attraction · Sagadahoc · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Andross · fort · Cumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Cumberland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Harriet Beecher Stowe House · attraction · Cumberland · ~21 km · Must-see
• First Parish Church · church · Cumberland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bowdoin College Museum of Art · museum · Cumberland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Alna Meetinghouse · church · Lincoln · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Maxwell Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Maxwell Island

• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dram Rock · river spot · Sagadahoc · ~1 km
• Brick Island · river spot · Sagadahoc · ~7 km
• Lines Island · river spot · Sagadahoc · ~8 km
• Little Lines Island · river spot · Sagadahoc · ~9 km
• Crawford Island · river spot · Sagadahoc · ~10 km
• Woods Island · river spot · Sagadahoc · ~10 km
• Cornish Island · river spot · Sagadahoc · ~16 km
• Foxbird Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~16 km
• Ewe Island · river spot · Sagadahoc · ~17 km

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