Goat Island

Goat 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 Goat 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 Goat Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.12519, -70.85455. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Goat Island

• First Parish Church Site-Dover Point · fort · Strafford · ~3 km · Must-see
• Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~6 km · Must-see
• John Sullivan House · sanctuary · Strafford · ~6 km · Must-see
• Smith Chapel · church · Strafford · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dover Baptist Church · church · Strafford · ~10 km · Must-see
• Spruce Hole · sanctuary · Strafford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Moffatt-Ladd House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Garrison Hill Tower · park · Strafford · ~12 km · Must-see
• South Church · church · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• MacPheadris–Warner House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Governor John Langdon House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bellamy Reservoir Dam · lake · Strafford · ~12 km · Must-see
• Leary Field · park · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Strawbery Banke Museum · museum · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Prescott Park · park · Rockingham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wentworth-Gardner House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Water Country · park · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Goat Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Goat Island

• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Belknap · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bear Island · river spot · Belknap · ~91 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~96 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~98 km · Must-see
• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~121 km · Must-see
• Hen Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~1 km
• Frankfort Island · river spot · York · ~6 km
• Footman Islands · river spot · Strafford · ~6 km
• Nannie Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~8 km

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