Windy Island

Windy 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 Windy 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 Windy Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 64.88735, -125.68731. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Island

• Mackenzie River · river spot · Sahtu Region · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bear Rock Formation · viewpoint · Sahtu Region · ~11 km
• Historic Church · church · Sahtu Region · ~7 km
• Arbour · park · Sahtu Region · ~7 km
• Four Mile Island · river spot · Sahtu Region · ~13 km
• Sandy Lake · lake · Sahtu Region · ~24 km
• Jackfish Lake (sjö i Kanada, Northwest Territories, lat 64,80, long · lake · Sahtu Region · ~27 km
• Jackfish Lake · lake · Sahtu Region · ~27 km
• Fish Lake · lake · Sahtu Region · ~27 km
• Fall Stone Lake · lake · Sahtu Region · ~27 km
• Lake Tagatui · lake · Sahtu Region · ~28 km
• Tatti Lake (sjö i Kanada, lat 64,94, long · lake · Sahtu Region · ~31 km
• Tatti Lake · lake · Sahtu Region · ~31 km
• Simpson Lake · lake · Sahtu Region · ~34 km
• Yellow Lake · lake · Sahtu Region · ~34 km
• Loon Lake · lake · Sahtu Region · ~39 km
• Rusty Lake · lake · Sahtu Region · ~49 km
• Ground Squirrel Mountain · viewpoint · Sahtu Region · ~60 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Windy Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Windy Island

• Mackenzie River · river spot · Sahtu Region · ~42 km · Must-see
• Four Mile Island · river spot · Sahtu Region · ~13 km

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