Gem Island

Gem 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 Gem 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 Gem Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.49800, -85.37279. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gem Island

• Witmer Lake · lake · LaGrange · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sand Hill · viewpoint · Noble · ~16 km · Must-see
• Knob Hill · viewpoint · LaGrange · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Noble · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · LaGrange · ~28 km · Must-see
• Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center · sanctuary · Noble · ~29 km · Must-see
• St. James Memorial Chapel · church · LaGrange · ~32 km · Must-see
• Knapp Lake · lake · Noble · ~33 km · Must-see
• Papakeechie Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tri-County State Fish And Game Area · sanctuary · Kosciusko · ~36 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Community Mausoleum · fort · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Auburn Community Mausoleum · fort · DeKalb · ~39 km · Must-see
• Webster Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~40 km · Must-see
• Syracuse Lake Control Structure Dam · lake · Kosciusko · ~41 km · Must-see
• Little Cedar Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Allen · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dewart Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Steuben · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Barbee Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gem Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Gem Island

• Block Island · river spot · DeKalb · ~25 km
• Kale Island · river spot · Kosciusko · ~39 km
• Deer Island · river spot · Steuben · ~47 km
• Iyopawa Island · river spot · Steuben · ~60 km
• Iyopawa Island · river spot · Branch · ~60 km
• Diamond Island · river spot · Cass · ~84 km
• Big Island · river spot · Fulton · ~104 km
• Coney Island · river spot · Fulton · ~105 km
• Rowe Island · river spot · Kalamazoo · ~109 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~111 km

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