Long Island

Long 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 Long 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 Long Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 61.54313, -149.88015. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Island

• Nancy Lake · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~22 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Lake · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Lucille · lake · Anchorage · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wasilla Lake · lake · Anchorage · ~33 km · Must-see
• Matanuska-Susitna Valley · viewpoint · Anchorage · ~33 km · Must-see
• Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church · church · Anchorage · ~36 km · Must-see
• Finger Lake · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~41 km · Must-see
• Temnac P-38G Lightning · fort · Anchorage · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks · viewpoint · Anchorage · ~42 km · Must-see
• Alaska Native Heritage Center · museum · Anchorage · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race · attraction · Anchorage · ~45 km · Must-see
• Oscar Anderson House Museum · museum · Anchorage · ~45 km · Must-see
• Anchorage Museum · lake · Anchorage · ~45 km · Must-see
• Focus on Statehood · attraction · Anchorage · ~46 km · Must-see
• Delaney Park Strip · sanctuary · Anchorage · ~46 km · Must-see
• St. Innocent Orthodox Cathedral · church · Anchorage · ~46 km · Must-see
• Greater Friendship Baptist Church · church · Anchorage · ~46 km · Must-see
• Government Peak · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Long Island

• Crescent Moon Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~4 km
• Fire Island · river spot · Anchorage · ~60 km
• Campground Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~1 km
• Pleasure Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~9 km
• Flat Lakes Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~9 km
• Freundly Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~12 km
• Bell Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~44 km
• Gull Island · river spot · Anchorage · ~51 km
• Big Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~58 km
• Barrel Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~62 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

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