Goat Island

Goat 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 Goat 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 Goat Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -12.78509, 131.23770. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Goat Island

• Lake Bennett · lake · Coomalie Shire · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve · lake · Litchfield Municipality · ~31 km · Must-see
• Territory Wildlife Park · park · Litchfield Municipality · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitch · viewpoint · Coomalie Shire · ~45 km · Must-see
• Djukbinj National Park · sanctuary · Northern Territory · ~56 km · Must-see
• Crocodylus Park · sanctuary · Litchfield Municipality · ~67 km · Must-see
• Charles Darwin National Park · sanctuary · Northern Territory · ~67 km · Must-see
• Holmes Jungle Nature Park · sanctuary · City of Darwin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Damoe-Ra Park · park · City of Darwin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Shoal Bay · beach · Litchfield Municipality · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lameroo Beach · beach · City of Darwin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bicentennial Park · park · City of Darwin · ~70 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Cathedral · church · City of Darwin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Doctors Gully · park · City of Darwin · ~71 km · Must-see
• George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · City of Darwin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Burnett House · fort · City of Darwin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mindil Beach · beach · City of Darwin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory · museum · City of Darwin · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Goat Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Goat Island

• Channel Island · river spot · Litchfield Municipality · ~60 km
• Vernon Islands · river spot · Northern Territory · ~101 km
• East Vernon Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~102 km
• Quail Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~115 km
• Sand Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~57 km
• Catalina Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~61 km
• South Shell Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~62 km
• Old Man Rock · river spot · Northern Territory · ~80 km
• South West Vernon Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~97 km
• Indian Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~101 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Northern Territory

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