Great Point

Great Point: 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 Great Point

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 Great Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.35337, -70.02302. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Point

• Great Point Light · beach · Nantucket · ~6 km · Must-see
• Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nantucket · ~6 km · Must-see
• Nantucket · river spot · Nantucket · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sankaty Head Light · beach · Nantucket · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brant Point Light · fort · Nantucket · ~11 km · Must-see
• Maria Mitchell Aquarium · sanctuary · Nantucket · ~13 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Point Light · fort · Barnstable · ~29 km · Must-see
• Former Adams Island · beach · Nantucket · ~31 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Wilderness · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~33 km · Must-see
• Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~34 km · Must-see
• Point Gammon Light · beach · Barnstable · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bass River Light (West Dennis Light) · beach · Barnstable · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wasque Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dukes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Chatham Light · fort · Barnstable · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mill Pond / Off Stage Harbor Road · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mytoi Japanese Garden · sanctuary · Dukes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cape Poge Light · beach · Dukes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sampson Hill · viewpoint · Dukes · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Point

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Great Point

• Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nantucket · ~6 km · Must-see
• Maria Mitchell Aquarium · sanctuary · Nantucket · ~13 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Wilderness · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~33 km · Must-see
• Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wasque Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dukes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mill Pond / Off Stage Harbor Road · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mytoi Japanese Garden · sanctuary · Dukes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Katama Airpark · sanctuary · Dukes · ~52 km · Must-see
• Nickerson State Park · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sandy Neck Light · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~58 km · Must-see

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