Black Island

Black 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 Black 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 Black Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.75944, -71.05929. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Island

• Umbagog Lake · lake · Coös · ~2 km · Must-see
• Umbagog State Park · sanctuary · Coös · ~3 km · Must-see
• Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Coös · ~4 km · Must-see
• Akers Pond · lake · Coös · ~11 km · Must-see
• Androscoggin Wayside Park · park · Coös · ~12 km · Must-see
• Greenough Pond · lake · Coös · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lower Richardson Lake · lake · Coös · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pontook Reservoir · lake · Coös · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grafton Notch · viewpoint · Coös · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Kelsey · viewpoint · Coös · ~26 km · Must-see
• Success Pond · lake · Coös · ~26 km · Must-see
• Baldpate Mountain · viewpoint · Coös · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grafton Notch State Park · sanctuary · Oxford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elephant Mountain · viewpoint · Coös · ~27 km · Must-see
• Old Speck Mountain · viewpoint · Coös · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cohos Trail · trek · Coös · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cedar Pond · lake · Coös · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mahoosuc Notch · viewpoint · Coös · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Black Island

• Metallak Island · river spot · Coös · ~3 km
• Bear Island · river spot · Coös · ~3 km
• Blake Islands · river spot · Coös · ~3 km
• Beaver Island · river spot · Oxford · ~24 km
• Farrington Island · river spot · Oxford · ~32 km
• Johnson Island · river spot · Oxford · ~34 km
• French Island · river spot · Oxford · ~41 km
• Doctors Island · river spot · Franklin · ~46 km
• Evans Island · river spot · Coös · ~50 km
• Peabody Island · river spot · Oxford · ~51 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in New Hampshire

Frequently asked