Ritchie Island

Ritchie 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 Ritchie 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 Ritchie Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.38618, -65.23253. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ritchie Island

• Kejimikujik Lake · lake · Queens · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site · sanctuary · Annapolis · ~7 km · Must-see
• Luxton Lake · lake · Annapolis · ~12 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Queens · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Queens · ~19 km · Must-see
• Second Christopher Lake · lake · Queens · ~26 km · Must-see
• Second Beaver Lake · lake · Queens · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Rossignol · lake · Queens · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tobeatic Lake · lake · Queens · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thomas Lake · lake · Saint John · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ninth Lake · lake · Digby · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kelly Lake · lake · Saint John · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Cranberry Lake · lake · Saint John · ~40 km · Must-see
• Second Chub Lake · lake · Digby · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Shelburne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Lunenburg · ~44 km · Must-see
• Molega Park Beach · beach · Lunenburg · ~44 km · Must-see
• Big Molly Upsim Lake · lake · Saint John · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ritchie Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Ritchie Island

• Bear River · river spot · Digby · ~51 km · Must-see
• Massacre Island · river spot · Queens · ~79 km · Must-see
• Oak Island · river spot · Lunenburg · ~95 km · Must-see
• Big Tancook Island · river spot · Lunenburg · ~106 km · Must-see
• Little Tancook Island · river spot · Albert · ~110 km · Must-see
• Morris Island · river spot · Yarmouth · ~110 km · Must-see
• East Ironbound Island · river spot · Lunenburg · ~114 km · Must-see
• Brier Island Lighthouse · river spot · New Brunswick · ~117 km · Must-see
• Bunker's Island · river spot · Yarmouth · ~120 km · Must-see
• Isle Haute Lighthouse · river spot · Saint John · ~122 km · Must-see

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