Eagle Island

Eagle 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Eagle Island

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Eagle Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.34894, -90.86134. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eagle Island

• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~36 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~44 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~49 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~52 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~61 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~63 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~65 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~73 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~75 km · Must-see
• Amaranth Island · sanctuary · Pike · ~2 km
• Bryant Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~6 km
• Central Control Station · fort · Pike · ~6 km
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Pike · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Eagle Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Eagle Island

• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~61 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~63 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~88 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~88 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~103 km · Must-see
• Bellefontaine Conservation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~106 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~107 km · Must-see
• Tilles Park · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~114 km · Must-see
• Bayer Insectarium · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~117 km · Must-see

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