Ross Island

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

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

Coordinates: 40.27650, -74.00143. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ross Island

• Church of the Presidents · fort · Monmouth · ~2 km · Must-see
• Deal Lake · lake · Monmouth · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint James Memorial Episcopal Church · church · Monmouth · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Episcopal Church · church · Monmouth · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint George's By The River Church · church · Monmouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fisk Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Monmouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Glendola Reservoir · lake · Monmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Swimming River Reservoir · lake · Monmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Poricy Park · park · Monmouth · ~16 km · Must-see
• All Saints' Memorial Church · church · Monmouth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Highlands of Navesink · viewpoint · Monmouth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Huddy Park · park · Monmouth · ~18 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Monmouth · ~18 km · Must-see
• Evil Clown of Middletown · attraction · Monmouth · ~19 km · Must-see
• Wreck Pond · lake · Monmouth · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sea Girt Light · beach · Monmouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Uriel's Episcopal Church · church · Monmouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Deep Cut Gardens · park · Monmouth · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ross Island

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• Raccoon Island · river spot · Monmouth · ~8 km
• Gunning Island · river spot · Monmouth · ~11 km
• Shark River Island · river spot · Monmouth · ~13 km
• Barley Point Island · river spot · Monmouth · ~14 km
• Plum Island · river spot · Monmouth · ~18 km
• South Island · river spot · Monmouth · ~20 km
• Skeleton Hill Island · river spot · Monmouth · ~20 km

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