Long Island

Long 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 Long 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 Long Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.87483, -84.44758. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Island

• Mount Wilkinson · viewpoint · Cobb · ~2 km · Must-see
• Chastain Memorial Park · park · Fulton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Atlanta Memorial Park · park · Fulton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bagley Park · park · Fulton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia · museum · Fulton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tanyard Creek Greenspace · park · Fulton · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Millennium Gate Museum · museum · Fulton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pershing Point Park · park · Fulton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Al-Farooq Masjid of Atlanta · dargah · Fulton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Center Hill Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) · museum · Fulton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fullers Park · park · Cobb · ~14 km · Must-see
• High Museum of Art · museum · Fulton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Atlanta Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Fulton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Piedmont Park · park · Fulton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Noguchi Playscape · attraction · Fulton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bull Sluice Lake · lake · Cobb · ~15 km · Must-see
• Atlanta Contemporary Art Center · church · Fulton · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Long Island

• Forty Acre Island · river spot · Butts · ~114 km
• Nelson Island · river spot · Butts · ~114 km
• Doogan Hole · river spot · Fannin · ~126 km
• Ivy Island · river spot · Talbot · ~144 km
• Shelly Island · river spot · Upson · ~145 km
• Power's Island · river spot · Fulton · ~4 km
• Buzzard Roost Island · river spot · Fulton · ~24 km
• Weighhouse Island · river spot · Cobb · ~29 km
• Indian Island · river spot · DeKalb · ~38 km
• Big Island, Swan Lake Estates · river spot · Henry · ~49 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Georgia

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