The Heath

The 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 The 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 The Heath — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.55000, -70.68158. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Heath

• Lake Arrowhead · lake · York · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead · lake · Carroll · ~17 km · Must-see
• Saint Andre Church · church · York · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bauneg Beg Mountain · viewpoint · Strafford · ~25 km · Must-see
• Funtown Splashtown USA · park · York · ~25 km · Must-see
• Seashore Trolley Museum · museum · York · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wilson Lake · lake · York · ~26 km · Must-see
• Horn Pond · lake · Carroll · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Parish Meetinghouse · church · York · ~29 km · Must-see
• Old Red Church · church · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Great East Lake Beach · lake · Carroll · ~30 km · Must-see
• Stump Pond (Balch Pond) · lake · Carroll · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Ivanhoe · lake · Carroll · ~32 km · Must-see
• Northeast Pond · lake · Strafford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm · park · York · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lovell Lake · lake · Carroll · ~33 km · Must-see
• New Hampshire farm Museum · museum · Strafford · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saco Bay · beach · York · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Heath

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Heath

• Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · York · ~35 km · Must-see
• West Lebanon Historic District · sanctuary · York · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mayor Baxter Woods · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Knight's Pond Preserve · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~56 km · Must-see
• John Sullivan House · sanctuary · Strafford · ~63 km · Must-see
• Littlejohn Island Preserve · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Spruce Hole · sanctuary · Strafford · ~66 km · Must-see
• Moffatt-Ladd House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~66 km · Must-see
• MacPheadris–Warner House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~66 km · Must-see
• Governor John Langdon House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~66 km · Must-see

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