Bird Island

Bird 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 Bird 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 Bird Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.76199, -77.04574. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bird Island

• Fort Foote · fort · District of Columbia · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort O'Rourke · fort · District of Columbia · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Willard · fort · District of Columbia · ~4 km · Must-see
• Jones Point Light · park · District of Columbia · ~4 km · Must-see
• The Capital Wheel at National Harbor · attraction · Prince George's · ~4 km · Must-see
• The Awakening · attraction · Prince George's · ~4 km · Must-see
• Davis Chapel · church · District of Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• Huntley Meadows Park · park · District of Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Edmonson Sisters · attraction · Alexandria · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fort Ellsworth · fort · District of Columbia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Hunt · fort · District of Columbia · ~7 km · Must-see
• George Washington Masonic National Memorial · attraction · Alexandria · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Washington Light · beach · Prince George's · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Washington Light · fort · District of Columbia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Williams · fort · District of Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Greble · fort · District of Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Church · church · Prince George's · ~10 km · Must-see
• Covenant Baptist Church · church · District of Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bird Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bird Island

• Cobb Island · river spot · Charles · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wye Island · river spot · Queen Anne's · ~99 km · Must-see
• Rosilie Island · river spot · Prince George's · ~5 km
• Goose Island · river spot · District of Columbia · ~7 km
• Washington Channel · river spot · District of Columbia · ~15 km
• Columbia Island · river spot · District of Columbia · ~17 km
• Little Island · river spot · District of Columbia · ~18 km
• Lock 0 · river spot · District of Columbia · ~19 km
• Heritage Island · river spot · District of Columbia · ~20 km
• Kingman Island · river spot · District of Columbia · ~20 km

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