Bird Island

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

Best time to visit Bird Island

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

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 Bird Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.66955, -70.71726. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bird Island

• Bird Island Light · beach · Plymouth · ~0 km · Must-see
• Cleveland East Ledge Light · beach · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ned'S Point Light · beach · Plymouth · ~9 km · Must-see
• Old Silver Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~10 km · Must-see
• Barnstable County Hospital · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Blackmore Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Telegraph Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~13 km · Must-see
• Nasketucket Bay State Reservation · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Union Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Parker Mills Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Marys Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• East Over Reservation · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Leonards Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mill Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Spectacle Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sandy Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lyman Reserve · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~16 km · Must-see
• Swifts Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bird Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bird Island

• Martha's Vineyard · river spot · Dukes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gull Rocks · river spot · Newport · ~68 km · Must-see
• Rose Island · river spot · Newport · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~78 km · Must-see
• Nantucket · river spot · Nantucket · ~81 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~106 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~108 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point · river spot · South · ~131 km · Must-see
• Haskell Island · river spot · Plymouth · ~5 km
• Cleveland Ledge · river spot · Plymouth · ~5 km

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