Long Heath

Long Heath: 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 Long Heath

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 Long Heath — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.38234, -68.30529. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Heath

• Somes Sound · lake · Hancock · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Desert Island · river spot · Hancock · ~7 km · Must-see
• Jordan Pond · lake · Hancock · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cadillac Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~9 km · Must-see
• Long Pond · lake · Hancock · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Saviour's Episcopal Church · church · Hancock · ~10 km · Must-see
• Abbe Museum · museum · Hancock · ~10 km · Must-see
• Agamont Park · park · Hancock · ~10 km · Must-see
• Asticou Azalea Garden · park · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• Thuya Garden · park · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Churc · church · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Bay · beach · Hancock · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bear Island Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~14 km · Must-see
• Baker Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bass Harbor Head Light · fort · Hancock · ~23 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~23 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church of Ellsworth · church · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ellsworth Dam · lake · Hancock · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Heath

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Long Heath

• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~23 km · Must-see
• Great Wass Island Loop · sanctuary · Washington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~79 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~80 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~81 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~85 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~85 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~92 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~105 km · Must-see

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