Sheep Island

Sheep 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 Sheep 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 Sheep Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.15253, -76.35750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheep Island

• Tue Marshes Light · attraction · York · ~12 km · Must-see
• Back River Lighthouse Ruins · fort · Hampton · ~13 km · Must-see
• York Spit Light · attraction · Mathews · ~14 km · Must-see
• Air Power Park · museum · Hampton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bluebird Gap Farm · park · Hampton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Buckroe Beach and Park · beach · Hampton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Virginia Living Museum · museum · Newport News · ~18 km · Must-see
• Virginia Air And Space Center · museum · Hampton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hampton University Museum · museum · Hampton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Fine Arts Center · museum · Newport News · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little England Chapel · church · Hampton · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~19 km · Must-see
• Phoebus Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Hampton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Monroe National Monument · fort · Hampton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Yorktown Monument · fort · York · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Museum · museum · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see
• Newport News Park · park · York · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nicewood Park · park · Newport News · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheep Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Sheep Island

• Craney Island · river spot · Portsmouth · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Island · river spot · James City · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hog Island · river spot · Northampton · ~82 km · Must-see
• Cow Island · river spot · Poquoson · ~2 km
• Bay Tree Creek · river spot · York · ~7 km
• Plumtree Island · river spot · Poquoson · ~8 km
• Claxton Creek · river spot · York · ~9 km
• Goodwin Islands · river spot · York · ~11 km
• Back Creek · river spot · York · ~11 km
• Hog Island · river spot · Gloucester · ~16 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Virginia

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