Brown Island

Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.76630, -70.81446. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Island

• First Presbyterian Church · church · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
• First Religious Society · attraction · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point State Reservation · sanctuary · Essex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Crane Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Appleton Farms · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Museum, Inc. · museum · Rockingham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Stavros Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Willowdale State Forest · sanctuary · Essex · ~17 km · Must-see
• Appleton Farms · sanctuary · Essex · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bradley Palmer State Park · sanctuary · Essex · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bradley Palmer State Park · park · Rockingham · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wingaersheek Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Essex · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chebacco Lake · lake · Rockingham · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chebacco Lake · lake · Essex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Halibut Point Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~22 km · Must-see

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Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Brown Island

• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~34 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~47 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Belknap · ~121 km · Must-see
• Bear Island · river spot · Belknap · ~136 km · Must-see
• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~136 km · Must-see
• Pork Island · river spot · Essex · ~1 km
• Dole Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~2 km
• Plum Island · river spot · Essex · ~2 km
• Pine Island · river spot · Essex · ~2 km

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