Herring Island

Herring 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 Herring 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 Herring Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.51655, -75.87501. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Herring Island

• Elk Neck State Park · sanctuary · Cecil · ~13 km · Must-see
• Old Bohemia Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Turkey Point Light · fort · Cecil · ~17 km · Must-see
• Shirdi Sai of Delaware · temple · New Castle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ott's Chapel · church · New Castle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Iron Hill · viewpoint · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fishing Battery Light · beach · Harford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Concord Point Lighthouse · fort · Harford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Havre de Grace Seaplane Base · attraction · Harford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Havre de Grace Historic District · church · Harford · ~24 km · Must-see
• Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse · church · New Castle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Corbit-Sharp House · fort · New Castle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Liston Range Rear Light Station · fort · New Castle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Memorial Hall · fort · New Castle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Newark Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~29 km · Must-see
• former Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal · lake · Harford · ~29 km · Must-see
• Plumpton Park Zoo · sanctuary · Cecil · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Herring Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Herring Island

• Reedy Island · river spot · New Castle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wye Island · river spot · Queen Anne's · ~92 km · Must-see
• Elk River · river spot · Cecil · ~4 km
• Bohemia River · river spot · Cecil · ~7 km
• North East River · river spot · Cecil · ~13 km
• Dyer Creek · river spot · Kent · ~22 km
• Spesutie Island · river spot · Harford · ~23 km
• Garrett Island · river spot · Cecil · ~24 km
• Wood Island · river spot · Harford · ~31 km
• Pea Patch Island · river spot · New Castle · ~34 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Maryland

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