Hen Island

Hen 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 Hen 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 Hen Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.36977, -75.84776. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hen Island

• Old Bohemia Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Millington Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kent · ~15 km · Must-see
• Blackbird State Forest · sanctuary · New Castle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Turkey Point Light · fort · Cecil · ~21 km · Must-see
• Elk Neck State Park · sanctuary · Cecil · ~21 km · Must-see
• Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse · church · New Castle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Corbit-Sharp House · fort · New Castle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dudley's Chapel · church · Kent · ~27 km · Must-see
• Reedy Island Range Rear Light Station · fort · New Castle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fishing Battery Light · beach · Harford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Liston Range Rear Light Station · fort · New Castle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Liston Range Front Light · fort · New Castle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Woodland Beach Wildlife Area - McKay Tract · beach · Kent · ~33 km · Must-see
• Concord Point Lighthouse · fort · Harford · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke's Church · church · Queen Anne's · ~35 km · Must-see
• Havre de Grace Historic District · church · Harford · ~36 km · Must-see
• Havre de Grace Seaplane Base · attraction · Harford · ~36 km · Must-see
• Shirdi Sai of Delaware · temple · New Castle · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hen Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Hen Island

• Reedy Island · river spot · New Castle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wye Island · river spot · Queen Anne's · ~75 km · Must-see
• Dyer Creek · river spot · Kent · ~5 km
• Bohemia River · river spot · Cecil · ~13 km
• Chase Island · river spot · Kent · ~21 km
• Herring Island · river spot · Cecil · ~21 km
• Elk River · river spot · Cecil · ~21 km
• Spesutie Island · river spot · Harford · ~27 km
• Still Pond Creek · river spot · Kent · ~29 km
• North East River · river spot · Cecil · ~30 km

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