Notable river spot · Cook Shire, Queensland
Sunter Island
Sunter Island is a river spot in Cook Shire, Queensland.
Sunter Island: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Sunter Island
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Sunter Island — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -12.78078, 143.41194. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Sunter Island
- Lloyd Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~3 km
- Quintel Beach · beach · Cook Shire · ~9 km
- Direction Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~19 km
- Kuuku Ya'u Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Cook Shire · ~19 km
- Aylen Hills · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~24 km
- Portland Roads (E 2) · beach · Cook Shire · ~25 km
- Portland Roads (E 1) · beach · Cook Shire · ~26 km
- Portland Roads · beach · Cook Shire · ~26 km
- Cleveland Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~26 km
- Chapman Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~30 km
- Briar Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~33 km
- Garraway Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~38 km
- Pigeon Is (S) · beach · Cook Shire · ~39 km
- Sherrard Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~40 km
- Barrat Hill · viewpoint · Cook Shire · ~42 km
- Pascoe R (S 3) · beach · Cook Shire · ~43 km
- Pascoe R (S 2) · beach · Cook Shire · ~43 km
- Pascoe R (S 1) · beach · Cook Shire · ~43 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Sunter Island
- Lloyd Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~3 km
- Chapman Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~30 km
- Sherrard Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~40 km
- Fisher Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~76 km
- Farmer Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~79 km
- Baird Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~80 km
- Beesley Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~80 km
- Night Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~85 km
- Ellis Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~90 km
- Haggerstone Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~104 km
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Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Sunter Island yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Sunter Island?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Sunter Island?
Nearby: Lloyd Island (river spot, 3 km), Quintel Beach (beach, 9 km), Direction Hill (viewpoint, 19 km), Kuuku Ya'u Nature Refuge (sanctuary, 19 km), Aylen Hills (viewpoint, 24 km), Portland Roads (E 2) (beach, 25 km).
Is Sunter Island worth visiting?
Sunter Island is listed as a notable river spot in Queensland on Spotwander.