Button Island

Button 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Button 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 Button Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.17654, -73.37022. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Button Island

• Barber's Point Light · beach · Essex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Westport · church · Addison · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ferrisburg Community Church · church · Addison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Addison Baptist Church · church · Addison · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rokeby · sanctuary · Addison · ~15 km · Must-see
• Snake Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Moriah Presbyterian Church · church · Essex · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chimney Point State Historic Site · lake · Addison · ~20 km · Must-see
• Belfry Mountain · viewpoint · Addison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Saint-Frédéric · fort · Addison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Crown Point State Historic Site · park · Essex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Elizabethtown · lake · Addison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Champlain · lake · Chittenden · ~23 km · Must-see
• Holmes Creek Covered Bridge · attraction · Chittenden · ~23 km · Must-see
• Union Church · church · Addison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pulp Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Addison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Smog · attraction · Addison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Frisbee Dog · attraction · Addison · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Button Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Button Island

• Rock Island · river spot · Addison · ~5 km
• Mud Island · river spot · Addison · ~6 km
• Gardiner Island · river spot · Addison · ~13 km
• Picket Island · river spot · Chittenden · ~17 km
• Meach Island · river spot · Chittenden · ~27 km
• Juniper Island · river spot · Chittenden · ~39 km
• Schuyler Island · river spot · Chittenden · ~45 km
• Schuyler Island · river spot · Essex · ~45 km
• Beartrap Island · river spot · Addison · ~49 km
• Crawford Island · river spot · Essex · ~49 km

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