Miserable Island

Miserable Island: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Miserable Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Miserable Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46643, -89.94178. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Miserable Island

• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~14 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground · church · Tazewell · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~44 km · Must-see
• Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~45 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~47 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~48 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Miserable Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Miserable Island

• Big Blue Island · river spot · Pike · ~133 km
• Blackhawk Island · river spot · Louisa · ~138 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Putnam · ~139 km
• Brass Island · river spot · Louisa · ~149 km
• Duck Island · river spot · Fulton · ~1 km
• Mink Island · river spot · Fulton · ~3 km
• Senate Island · river spot · Fulton · ~4 km
• Sturgeon Island · river spot · Fulton · ~7 km
• King Island · river spot · Fulton · ~8 km
• Coon Hollow Island · river spot · Tazewell · ~12 km

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