McEvers Island

McEvers 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 McEvers 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 McEvers Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.53551, -90.57674. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McEvers Island

• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~6 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~46 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~47 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~49 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~54 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~61 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~66 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~74 km · Must-see
• GreenPond Church · church · Pike · ~9 km
• Columbia Farm Pond Dam · lake · Pike · ~14 km
• Browns Mound · viewpoint · Scott · ~14 km
• Twin Culvert Cave Nature Preserve · cave · Pike · ~16 km
• Calvert Hill · viewpoint · Pike · ~17 km
• First Christian Church · church · Scott · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McEvers Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near McEvers Island

• Big Blue Island · river spot · Pike · ~19 km
• Crater Island · river spot · Greene · ~38 km
• Mozier Island · river spot · Pike · ~43 km
• Spring Lake Island · river spot · Pike · ~43 km
• Diamond Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~48 km
• Kelly Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~49 km
• North Fritz Island · river spot · Pike · ~54 km
• Sand Bar Island · river spot · Pike · ~55 km
• Bay Island · river spot · Pike · ~56 km
• Mortland Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~58 km

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