Sand Island

Sand 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 Sand 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 Sand Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.78603, -67.81785. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Island

• East Grand Lake · lake · Maine · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bolton Brook Falls · waterfall · York · ~26 km · Must-see
• Skiff Lake · lake · York · ~29 km · Must-see
• Spednic Lake · lake · Maine · ~30 km · Must-see
• Baskahegan Lake · lake · Washington · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stetson Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~39 km · Must-see
• Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum of Houlton · museum · Aroostook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Magaguadavic Lake · lake · York · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pokiok Falls · waterfall · York · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bull Lake · lake · York · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · York · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pine Island · river spot · York · ~4 km
• North Bayw · lake · Maine · ~4 km
• Peekaboo Mountain · viewpoint · Aroostook · ~8 km
• Billy Island · river spot · Maine · ~13 km
• Nan Island · river spot · Maine · ~13 km
• Mud Lake Falls · waterfall · Washington · ~16 km
• Frog Island · river spot · York · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Sand Island

• Dicks Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~120 km · Must-see
• Bird Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~121 km · Must-see
• Ministers Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~121 km · Must-see
• Hospital Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~121 km · Must-see
• Hardwood Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~122 km · Must-see
• Hog Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~122 km · Must-see
• Oven Head Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~123 km · Must-see
• MacDougalls Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~126 km · Must-see
• Hoyt Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~135 km · Must-see
• McGraws Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~135 km · Must-see

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