Scanlans Island

Scanlans 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 Scanlans 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 Scanlans Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.60002, -61.19246. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scanlans Island

• McCarthys Lake · lake · Richmond · ~5 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake · lake · Richmond · ~5 km · Must-see
• Janvrin Island · river spot · Richmond · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lauchlin Lake · lake · Richmond · ~10 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam Lake · lake · Richmond · ~11 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Lake · lake · Richmond · ~11 km · Must-see
• MacIntyre Lake · lake · Inverness · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ballams Pond · lake · Richmond · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grandique Point · beach · Richmond · ~17 km · Must-see
• MacGregors Lake · lake · Inverness · ~18 km · Must-see
• First Lake · lake · Richmond · ~18 km · Must-see
• Isle Madame · river spot · Richmond · ~20 km · Must-see
• Balache Point · beach · Inverness · ~23 km · Must-see
• Goose Harbour Lake · lake · Guysborough · ~23 km · Must-see
• MacArthurs Lake · lake · Inverness · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hill Lake · lake · Richmond · ~24 km · Must-see
• McDonald Lake · lake · Richmond · ~28 km · Must-see
• Donnellys Lake · lake · Richmond · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Scanlans Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Scanlans Island

• Janvrin Island · river spot · Richmond · ~9 km · Must-see
• Isle Madame · river spot · Richmond · ~20 km · Must-see
• Petit-de-Grat Island · river spot · Richmond · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chapel Island · river spot · Richmond · ~43 km · Must-see
• Henry Island · river spot · Inverness · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kidston Island · river spot · Victoria · ~81 km · Must-see
• Wedge Island · river spot · Guysborough · ~106 km · Must-see
• Boularderie Island · river spot · Cape Breton · ~109 km · Must-see
• Cape Breton Island · river spot · Victoria · ~109 km · Must-see
• Pictou Island · river spot · Pictou · ~136 km · Must-see

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