Pelican Island

Pelican Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Pelican Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Pelican Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.00880, -73.58495. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pelican Island

• Greenwich Point · beach · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mill Pond Park · park · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bruce Museum · museum · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• Captain Harbor · beach · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• Stamford Harbor Ledge Light · fort · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• Great Captain Island Light · attraction · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Great Captains Island · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint Lukes Chapel · church · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Stamford Cone · attraction · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mianus River State Park · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cove Island Park · park · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Stamford · fort · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mianus River Park · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Rye Playland · park · Westchester · ~11 km · Must-see
• Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens · museum · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach · beach · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Neuberger Museum of Art · museum · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jay Estate · park · Westchester · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pelican Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Pelican Island

• Glen Island · river spot · Westchester · ~27 km · Must-see
• Liberty Island · river spot · New York · ~66 km · Must-see
• Constitution Island · river spot · Putnam · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fire Island · river spot · Suffolk · ~73 km · Must-see
• Horse Island · river spot · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cove Rock · river spot · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~0 km
• Inner Cove Rock · river spot · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~1 km
• Salt Rock · river spot · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~1 km
• Bluff Island · river spot · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km
• Hitchcock Rock · river spot · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km

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