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 fort: 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.

How to reach Oil House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.45715, -70.32977. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oil House

• Wood Island Light Station · fort · York · ~0 km · Must-see
• Saco Bay · beach · York · ~5 km · Must-see
• First Parish Meetinghouse · church · York · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cascade Falls, Old Orchard Beach · waterfall · Cumberland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Andre Church · church · York · ~13 km · Must-see
• Funtown Splashtown USA · park · York · ~14 km · Must-see
• Higgins Beach · beach · Cumberland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Seashore Trolley Museum · museum · York · ~16 km · Must-see
• Goat Island Light Station · fort · York · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cape Elizabeth Light · church · Cumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · York · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Williams Park · fort · Cumberland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Portland Head Light · fort · Cumberland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fore River Parkway Trail · trek · Cumberland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen Park · fort · Cumberland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm · park · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Portland Fire Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument · fort · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oil House

Other forts & heritage near Oil House

• Wood Island Light Station · fort · York · ~0 km · Must-see
• Goat Island Light Station · fort · York · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort Williams Park · fort · Cumberland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Portland Head Light · fort · Cumberland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen Park · fort · Cumberland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument · fort · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Preble · fort · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Levett · fort · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Sumner Park · fort · Cumberland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Gorges · fort · Cumberland · ~31 km · Must-see

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