South Monomoy Island

South Monomoy 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit South Monomoy 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 South Monomoy Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.58725, -69.98977. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near South Monomoy Island

• Monomoy Wilderness · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~1 km · Must-see
• Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~2 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Point Light · fort · Barnstable · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mill Pond / Off Stage Harbor Road · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chatham Light · fort · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bass River Light (West Dennis Light) · beach · Barnstable · ~21 km · Must-see
• Grassy Nook · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~24 km · Must-see
• Higgin's Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~24 km · Must-see
• Little Cliff Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nickerson State Park · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~25 km · Must-see
• Flax Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~25 km · Must-see
• Follins Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cape Cod Museum Of Natural History · museum · Barnstable · ~27 km · Must-see
• Eldredge Park · park · Barnstable · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tawasentha Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~27 km · Must-see
• French Cable Station Museum · museum · Barnstable · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hokum Rock · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nantucket · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of South Monomoy Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near South Monomoy Island

• Nantucket · river spot · Nantucket · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~52 km · Must-see
• Martha's Vineyard · river spot · Dukes · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gull Rocks · river spot · Newport · ~140 km · Must-see
• Rose Island · river spot · Newport · ~141 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~150 km · Must-see
• Sipson Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~21 km
• Hog Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~23 km
• Sampson Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~24 km
• Little Pochet Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~25 km

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