Cow Island

Cow 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 Cow 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 Cow Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16018, -76.36750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cow Island

• Tue Marshes Light · attraction · York · ~11 km · Must-see
• York Spit Light · attraction · Mathews · ~14 km · Must-see
• Back River Lighthouse Ruins · fort · Hampton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Air Power Park · museum · Hampton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Virginia Living Museum · museum · Newport News · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bluebird Gap Farm · park · Hampton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Yorktown Monument · fort · York · ~18 km · Must-see
• Newport News Park · park · York · ~19 km · Must-see
• Buckroe Beach and Park · beach · Hampton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Fine Arts Center · museum · Newport News · ~19 km · Must-see
• Virginia Air And Space Center · museum · Hampton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gloucester Point Baptist Church · church · Gloucester · ~19 km · Must-see
• Watermen's Museum · museum · York · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~19 km · Must-see
• Nicewood Park · park · Newport News · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hampton University Museum · museum · Hampton · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Museum · museum · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see
• Riverview Farm Park · park · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cow Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Cow Island

• Craney Island · river spot · Portsmouth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Island · river spot · James City · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hog Island · river spot · Northampton · ~83 km · Must-see
• Bay Tree Creek · river spot · York · ~5 km
• Claxton Creek · river spot · York · ~7 km
• Goodwin Islands · river spot · York · ~9 km
• Back Creek · river spot · York · ~9 km
• Plumtree Island · river spot · Poquoson · ~10 km
• Allens Island · river spot · Gloucester · ~15 km
• Hog Island · river spot · Gloucester · ~15 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Virginia

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