Overview
North Haven (Maine) is an island with a small town in Knox County, Maine.
2 places to eat · 1 places to stay
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Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 79°F; winter lows dip to about 15°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Oct and Nov. (climate data from nearby Acadia National Park)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- RKD Knox County Regional Airport, Rockland — 12 mi away. Directions
- BHB Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, Bar Harbor — 34 mi away. Directions
- PWM Portland International Jetport, Portland — 79 mi away (major hub). Directions
North Haven, being an island, requires a little bit of foreknowledge as a destination. The best route in from outside New England is to fly to Boston's Logan Airport. Get in before 11:25AM and you can catch a Concord Trailways bus to Rockland (for about $35--catch the bus first, and buy the ticket at the first stop--Boston's South Station). You'll get into Rockland around 4:30PM. The bus will drop you off at the Maine State Ferry terminal parking lot. Ferry tickets for pedestrians are $17.50. The Ferry ride is a little more than 85 minutes. But unlike the plane or bus, you're not restricted to your seat. Riders effectively have free reign on deck and on the lookout landing below the bridge. And be sure you take advantage of it. The ride is fantastic (albeit impossibly windy and frequently cold). You'll pass two lighthouses, uncountable sailboats, and catch your only unfettered view of the Fox Islands on one side and the Camden hills on the other. If you're really lucky, you might even glimpse an elusive seal (although they give the ferries a wide berth).
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Get in
North Haven, being an island, requires a little bit of foreknowledge as a destination. The best route in from outside New England is to fly to Boston's Logan Airport. Get in before 11:25AM and you can catch a Concord Trailways bus to Rockland (for about $35--catch the bus first, and buy the ticket at the first stop--Boston's South Station). You'll get into Rockland around 4:30PM. The bus will drop you off at the Maine State Ferry terminal parking lot. Ferry tickets for pedestrians are $17.50. The Ferry ride is a little more than 85 minutes. But unlike the plane or bus, you're not restricted to your seat. Riders effectively have free reign on deck and on the lookout landing below the bridge. And be sure you take advantage of it. The ride is fantastic (albeit impossibly windy and frequently cold). You'll pass two lighthouses, uncountable sailboats, and catch your only unfettered view of the Fox Islands on one side and the Camden hills on the other. If you're really lucky, you might even glimpse an elusive seal (although they give the ferries a wide berth).
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Nearby
Vinalhaven
City / town · 21 listings · 6 mi away
Owls Head
City / town · 2 listings · 10 mi away
Rockport
City / town · 4 listings · 11 mi away
Camden
City / town · 20 listings · 11 mi away
Rockland
City / town · 24 listings · 12 mi away
Castine
City / town · 8 listings · 18 mi away
Union
City / town · 5 listings · 21 mi away
Belfast
City / town · 10 listings · 22 mi away
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