Thompson Land

Thompson Land: 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 Thompson Land

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 Thompson Land — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.46046, -70.64240. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Land

• Pilot Hill · viewpoint · Dukes · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lamberts Cove Beach · beach · Dukes · ~3 km · Must-see
• West Chop Light · fort · Dukes · ~5 km · Must-see
• Nobska Point Light · fort · Barnstable · ~8 km · Must-see
• East Chop Light · beach · Dukes · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Sod · viewpoint · Dukes · ~8 km · Must-see
• Telegraph Hill · viewpoint · Dukes · ~8 km · Must-see
• Union Chapel · church · Dukes · ~9 km · Must-see
• Martha's Vineyard · river spot · Dukes · ~9 km · Must-see
• Polly Hill Arboretum · park · Dukes · ~10 km · Must-see
• Manuel F. Correllus State Forest · sanctuary · Dukes · ~10 km · Must-see
• Falmouth Road Race · attraction · Barnstable · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Surat · viewpoint · Dukes · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Cary · viewpoint · Dukes · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tarpaulin Cove Light · beach · Dukes · ~12 km · Must-see
• Falmouth Inner Harbor · beach · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Riddle Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tisbury Great Pond · lake · Dukes · ~14 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Thompson Land

• Manuel F. Correllus State Forest · sanctuary · Dukes · ~10 km · Must-see
• Long Point Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dukes · ~14 km · Must-see
• Menemsha Hills · sanctuary · Dukes · ~17 km · Must-see
• Washburn Island · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~18 km · Must-see
• Katama Airpark · sanctuary · Dukes · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mytoi Japanese Garden · sanctuary · Dukes · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wasque Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dukes · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mashpee River Reservation · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~28 km · Must-see
• Barnstable County Hospital · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~32 km · Must-see

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