Blairs Island

Blairs 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 Blairs 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 Blairs Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.15812, -81.13407. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blairs Island

• W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · lake · Wilkes · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pores Knob · viewpoint · Wilkes · ~16 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest · park · Wilkes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain State Forest · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~28 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~33 km · Must-see
• WIFM-FM (Elkin) · lake · Yadkin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Stone Mt State Park Waterfalls · waterfall · Wilkes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Doughton Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Maria Chapel · church · Caldwell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tomkins Knob · viewpoint · Ashe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fire Scale Mountain · viewpoint · Watauga · ~41 km · Must-see
• Powder Horn Mountain · viewpoint · Watauga · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mulatto Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~49 km · Must-see
• New River State Park · sanctuary · Ashe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hibriten Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cul Res Fort Dobbs · fort · Iredell · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blairs Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Blairs Island

• Gold Mine Island · river spot · Iredell · ~80 km
• Governors Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~93 km
• Mountain Island · river spot · Gaston · ~115 km
• Osceola Island · river spot · East Tennessee · ~120 km
• Brumit Island · river spot · East Tennessee · ~121 km
• Lacy Islands · river spot · East Tennessee · ~133 km
• Hodge Island · river spot · East Tennessee · ~138 km
• Grassy Island · river spot · Ashe · ~52 km
• OA Island · river spot · Surry · ~54 km
• Mountain Island · river spot · Alleghany · ~58 km

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