Hurricane Island

Hurricane 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 Hurricane 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 Hurricane Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.22920, -90.59902. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hurricane Island

• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~37 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~37 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~38 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~45 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~62 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~63 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~65 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~66 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hurricane Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Hurricane Island

• Crater Island · river spot · Greene · ~4 km
• Diamond Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~5 km
• Kelly Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~13 km
• Mozier Island · river spot · Pike · ~15 km
• Mortland Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~15 km
• Johnson Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~40 km
• Calhoun Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~42 km
• Hat Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~43 km
• Martin Towhead · river spot · Calhoun · ~44 km
• Apple Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~51 km

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