Jims Island

Jims 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 Jims 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 Jims Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.95800, -69.40229. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jims Island

• Franklin Island Light · beach · Knox · ~10 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~10 km · Must-see
• Marshall Point Light · beach · Knox · ~15 km · Must-see
• Damariscotta Baptist Church · church · Lincoln · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort William Henry · fort · Lincoln · ~17 km · Must-see
• Second Congregational Church of Newcastle · church · Lincoln · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dodge Point Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pemaquid Point Light · beach · Lincoln · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tenants Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Damariscotta Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Edgecomb · fort · Lincoln · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lincoln County Museum · museum · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Castle Tucker · fort · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Whitehead Light · fort · Knox · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alna Meetinghouse · church · Lincoln · ~28 km · Must-see
• Monhegan Island Light · fort · Lincoln · ~28 km · Must-see
• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ram Island Light · beach · Lincoln · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jims Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Jims Island

• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Desert Island · river spot · Hancock · ~121 km · Must-see
• Cow Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~1 km
• Hog Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~3 km
• Oar Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~4 km
• Bremen Long Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~4 km
• Louds Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~5 km
• Cranberry Island · river spot · Knox · ~5 km
• Hungry Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~7 km
• Garrison Island · river spot · Knox · ~7 km

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