Oil House

Oil House: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Oil House

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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.

Visiting Oil House: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach Oil House — distance from nearby cities

Nearest towns: places near Rockport (6 km) · places near Gloucester (7 km) · places near Essex (11 km)

Coordinates: 42.66145, -70.68067. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oil House

• Wingaersheek Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Halibut Point Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~7 km · Must-see
• Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial · park · Rockingham · ~7 km · Must-see
• Stage Fort · fort · Rockingham · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ten Pound Island Light · attraction · Rockingham · ~8 km · Must-see
• Crane Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ravenswood Park · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Straitsmouth Island Light · beach · Essex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Stavros Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cape Ann Light (Twin Lights) · fort · Essex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Essex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Eastern Point Light · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point State Reservation · sanctuary · Essex · ~12 km · Must-see
• Coolidge Reservation · sanctuary · Essex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chebacco Lake · lake · Essex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chebacco Lake · lake · Rockingham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Appleton Farms · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oil House

Other forts & heritage near Oil House

• Stage Fort · fort · Rockingham · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cape Ann Light (Twin Lights) · fort · Essex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Pickering Light · fort · Essex · ~27 km · Must-see
• Marblehead Light · fort · Essex · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Sewall · fort · Essex · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Miller · fort · Essex · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ropes Mansion · fort · Essex · ~30 km · Must-see
• Glen Magna Farms · fort · Essex · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mary Baker Eddy House · fort · Essex · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tucke Monument · fort · Rockingham · ~44 km · Must-see

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