Gilbert Island

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

Best time to visit Gilbert Island

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

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 Gilbert Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.59168, -91.18857. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gilbert Island

• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~27 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~27 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~28 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~45 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~50 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~74 km · Must-see
• Victor's Point Roadside Park · viewpoint · Pike · ~2 km
• Jim Young Island · sanctuary · Pike · ~5 km
• Denmark Island · sanctuary · Pike · ~6 km
• Browns Island · sanctuary · Pike · ~8 km
• Blackbird Island · river spot · Pike · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gilbert Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Gilbert Island

• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~21 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~94 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~110 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~111 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~117 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~122 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~123 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~129 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~130 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~132 km · Must-see

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