Heron Pond

Heron Pond: 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 Heron Pond

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 Heron Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.35833, -88.92127. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Heron Pond

• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Johnson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ballard · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cache River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Johnson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~16 km · Must-see
• River to River Trail · sanctuary · Ballard · ~18 km · Must-see
• Shawnee National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shelby Lake · lake · Ballard · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area · sanctuary · Massac · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ferne Clyffe State Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dixon Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pope · ~29 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Panther Den Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Ballard · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort Massac · fort · McCracken · ~39 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen Lake · lake · Williamson · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Heron Pond

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Heron Pond

• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Johnson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ballard · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cache River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Johnson · ~6 km · Must-see
• River to River Trail · sanctuary · Ballard · ~18 km · Must-see
• Shawnee National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area · sanctuary · Massac · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ferne Clyffe State Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dixon Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pope · ~29 km · Must-see
• Panther Den Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~37 km · Must-see

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