Must-see museum · Cumberland, Maine
Bug Light
Bug Light is a museum in Cumberland, Maine.
Bug Light: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Bug Light
Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Bug Light — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 43.65554, -70.23485. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bug Light
- Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse · beach · Cumberland · ~1 km · Must-see
- Fort Preble · fort · Cumberland · ~1 km · Must-see
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~1 km · Must-see
- Fort Gorges · fort · Cumberland · ~2 km · Must-see
- Boothby Square · park · Cumberland · ~2 km · Must-see
- Portland Observatory · attraction · Cumberland · ~2 km · Must-see
- Etz Chaim Synagogue · attraction · Cumberland · ~2 km · Must-see
- Lincoln Park · park · Cumberland · ~2 km · Must-see
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception · church · Cumberland · ~2 km · Must-see
- Fort Sumner Park · fort · Cumberland · ~2 km · Must-see
- First Parish Portland Unitarian Universalist Church · church · Cumberland · ~2 km · Must-see
- Portland Museum of Art · museum · Cumberland · ~3 km · Must-see
- Congress Square Park · park · Cumberland · ~3 km · Must-see
- Fort Allen Park · fort · Cumberland · ~3 km · Must-see
- Portland Fire Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~3 km · Must-see
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument · fort · Cumberland · ~3 km · Must-see
- Deering Oaks Park · park · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
- Umbrella Cover Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
Other museums near Bug Light
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~1 km · Must-see
- Portland Museum of Art · museum · Cumberland · ~3 km · Must-see
- Portland Fire Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~3 km · Must-see
- Umbrella Cover Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
- Seashore Trolley Museum · museum · York · ~40 km · Must-see
- Bowdoin College Museum of Art · museum · Cumberland · ~44 km · Must-see
- Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~45 km · Must-see
- Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~45 km · Must-see
- Maine Maritime Museum · museum · Sagadahoc · ~54 km · Must-see
- Bates College Museum of Art · museum · Androscoggin · ~63 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Bug Light open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Bug Light yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Bug Light?
Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday). Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Bug Light?
Nearby: Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse (beach, 1 km), Fort Preble (fort, 1 km), Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum (museum, 1 km), Fort Gorges (fort, 2 km), Boothby Square (park, 2 km), Portland Observatory (attraction, 2 km).
Is Bug Light worth visiting?
Bug Light is listed as a must-see museum in Maine on Spotwander.