
Moosehead Lake, 19 mi from Shirley
Nothing on our list is inside Shirley; the 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for 2 ski areas, a lake and a park & preserve. At 58 mi, Baxter State Park is worth the journey.

Moosehead Lake
Lake in Maine, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the north.
Orange: Shirley. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
12 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Protected area in Maine, US.
Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation
Arboretum and botanical garden in Orono, Maine.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Moosehead Lake: Dennis Redfield, CC BY 2.0 · Baxter State Park: TJ aka Teej at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Sugarloaf: Bubblecuffer, Public domain · Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: U.S. Department of the Interior, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Saddleback Mountain: petersent, Public domain · Colby College Museum of Art: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · L. C. Bates Museum: W.A. Judge, Public domain · Redington Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation: Jalnet2, CC BY-SA 3.0
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