Great Meadow

Great Meadow: 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 Meadow

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 Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.04927, -68.61583. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Meadow

• Robinson Point · beach · Knox · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Ledge Light · fort · Knox · ~12 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~15 km · Must-see
• Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Hancock · ~21 km · Must-see
• Union Church of Vinalhaven · church · Knox · ~21 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Heron Neck Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~25 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beth Eden Church · church · Hancock · ~27 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill Bay Light · beach · Hancock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~31 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bass Harbor Head Light · fort · Hancock · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~38 km · Must-see
• Great Duck Island Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Great Meadow

• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~25 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~51 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~79 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~85 km · Must-see
• Dodge Point Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~95 km · Must-see
• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~108 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~110 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~112 km · Must-see

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