Local favourite river spot · Pike, Illinois
Tower Island
Tower Island is a river spot in Pike, Illinois.
Tower 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 Tower 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 Tower Island — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.70092, -91.32355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Tower Island
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~4 km · Must-see
- Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~6 km · Must-see
- Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~9 km · Must-see
- Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
- Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~32 km · Must-see
- Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~34 km · Must-see
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~39 km · Must-see
- Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~42 km · Must-see
- Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~49 km · Must-see
- Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~65 km · Must-see
- Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~72 km · Must-see
- Pearl Island · river spot · Pike · ~1 km
- Mark Twain Cave · cave · Marion · ~2 km
- Mark Twain Cave · cave · Pike · ~2 km
- Shuck Island · river spot · Marion · ~2 km
- Mark Twain Museum & Gallery · museum · Marion · ~4 km
- Grant's Drugstore · museum · Marion · ~4 km
- Judge Clemens Justice of the Peace Office · museum · Marion · ~4 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Tower Island
- Pearl Island · river spot · Pike · ~1 km
- Shuck Island · river spot · Marion · ~2 km
- Blackbird Island · river spot · Pike · ~30 km
- Bay Island · river spot · Pike · ~32 km
- Sand Bar Island · river spot · Pike · ~33 km
- North Fritz Island · river spot · Pike · ~36 km
- Spring Lake Island · river spot · Pike · ~49 km
- Big Blue Island · river spot · Pike · ~75 km
- Mozier Island · river spot · Pike · ~89 km
- Kelly Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~96 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Tower Island yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Tower Island?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Tower Island?
Nearby: Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum (museum, 4 km), Riverview Park (park, 6 km), Rickey Hollow (viewpoint, 9 km), Free Frank McWorter Grave Site (sanctuary, 30 km), Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church (church, 32 km), Griffin Hollow (viewpoint, 34 km).