Loon Cove

Loon Cove: 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 Loon Cove

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 Loon Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.31438, -69.66703. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Loon Cove

• Viles Arboretum · sanctuary · Kennebec · ~9 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Western · museum · Kennebec · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cushnoc Archeological Site · fort · Kennebec · ~10 km · Must-see
• South Parish Congregational Church UCC · church · Kennebec · ~11 km · Must-see
• Capitol Park · park · Kennebec · ~11 km · Must-see
• Maine State Museum · museum · Kennebec · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church · church · Kennebec · ~12 km · Must-see
• Webber Pond Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~12 km · Must-see
• Christ Church Episcopal · church · Kennebec · ~16 km · Must-see
• China Lake Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Ladies Delight Light · beach · Kennebec · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sheepscot Pond · lake · Waldo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cobbosseecontee Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~26 km · Must-see
• Messalonskee Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~27 km · Must-see
• Narrows Pond · lake · Kennebec · ~28 km · Must-see
• Maranacook Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Episcopal Church · church · Lincoln · ~29 km · Must-see
• Damariscotta Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Loon Cove

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Loon Cove

• Viles Arboretum · sanctuary · Kennebec · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dodge Point Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~50 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~60 km · Must-see
• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~66 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~80 km · Must-see
• Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Sagadahoc · ~81 km · Must-see
• Littlejohn Island Preserve · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~89 km · Must-see

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