Drill Field

Drill Field: 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 Drill Field

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 Drill Field — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.97908, -69.13201. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drill Field

• Whitehead Light · fort · Knox · ~1 km · Must-see
• Tenants Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~6 km · Must-see
• Two Bush Island Light · beach · Knox · ~6 km · Must-see
• Marshall Point Light · beach · Knox · ~16 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth Art Museum · museum · Knox · ~17 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~19 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~27 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island Light · beach · Knox · ~27 km · Must-see
• Heron Neck Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~28 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~29 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~31 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Union Church of Vinalhaven · church · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Monhegan Island Light · fort · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Drill Field

Other forts & heritage near Drill Field

• Whitehead Light · fort · Knox · ~1 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~19 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Monhegan Island Light · fort · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Matinicus Rock Light Station · fort · Knox · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Ledge Light · fort · Knox · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort William Henry · fort · Lincoln · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Edgecomb · fort · Lincoln · ~53 km · Must-see
• Castle Tucker · fort · Lincoln · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~66 km · Must-see

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