Great Island

Great 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Great 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 Great Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.28716, -72.33229. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Island

• Watch Rock Preserve · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lynde Point · beach · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saybrook Breakwater Light · fort · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• Florence Griswold Museum · museum · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rocky Neck State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Preserve · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Essex Park · park · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Centerbrook Meetinghouse · church · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Becket Hill State Park Reserve · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• McCook Park Beach · beach · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Niantic Children’s Museum · museum · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nehantic State Forest · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Orient Point Light · attraction · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Terry · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hadlyme Ferry Historic District · fort · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gillette Castle State Park · sanctuary · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Harkness Memorial State Park · park · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Orient Beach State Park · beach · Suffolk · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Great Island

• Horse Island · river spot · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point · river spot · South · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rose Island · river spot · Newport · ~107 km · Must-see
• Gull Rocks · river spot · Newport · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fire Island · river spot · Suffolk · ~110 km · Must-see
• Poverty Island · river spot · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~1 km
• Ingraham Rocks · river spot · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~3 km
• Dunks Island · river spot · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~5 km
• Calves Island Bar · river spot · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~6 km
• Goose Island · river spot · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~7 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Connecticut

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