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 island: 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: -12.59186, 130.86927. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Island

• Damoe-Ra Park · park · City of Darwin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lameroo Beach · beach · City of Darwin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bicentennial Park · park · City of Darwin · ~18 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Cathedral · church · City of Darwin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Doctors Gully · park · City of Darwin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Charles Darwin National Park · sanctuary · Northern Territory · ~19 km · Must-see
• Burnett House · fort · City of Darwin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Emery Point · beach · Northern Territory · ~21 km · Must-see
• George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · City of Darwin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mindil Beach · beach · City of Darwin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory · museum · City of Darwin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Territory Wildlife Park · park · Litchfield Municipality · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Alexander · lake · City of Darwin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crocodylus Park · sanctuary · Litchfield Municipality · ~26 km · Must-see
• Holmes Jungle Nature Park · sanctuary · City of Darwin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shoal Bay · beach · Litchfield Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
• Charles Point · beach · Northern Territory · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitch · viewpoint · Coomalie Shire · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Sand Island

• Channel Island · river spot · Litchfield Municipality · ~6 km
• Quail Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~60 km
• Vernon Islands · river spot · Northern Territory · ~74 km
• East Vernon Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~79 km
• Buchanan Island · river spot · Tiwi Islands Region · ~112 km
• Peron Island South · river spot · Northern Territory · ~135 km
• Peron Island North · river spot · Northern Territory · ~137 km
• Melville Island · river spot · Tiwi Islands Region · ~145 km
• South Shell Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~14 km
• Catalina Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~15 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Northern Territory

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