Local favourite island · Sheridan, Montana
Big Island
Big Island is an island in Sheridan, Montana.
Big 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 Big 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 Big Island — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 48.44391, -104.38426. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Big Island
- Writing Rock Park · park · Divide · ~67 km · Must-see
- Fort Union Trading Post · fort · Williams · ~70 km · Must-see
- Fort Buford State Historic Site · fort · Williams · ~73 km · Must-see
- Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center · museum · McKenzie · ~74 km · Must-see
- Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~2 km
- Medicine Lake · lake · Williams · ~3 km
- Medicine Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~4 km
- Dam Number 10 · lake · Sheridan · ~10 km
- Medicine Lake Refuge Number 4 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~13 km
- Dewey Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~14 km
- Medicine Lake Refuge Number 11 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~15 km
- Medicine Lake Refuge Number 12 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~16 km
- Homestead Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~18 km
- Dam Number 6 · lake · Sheridan · ~18 km
- Neiser Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~18 km
- Dam Number 1 · lake · Sheridan · ~18 km
- Medicine Structure Dam · lake · Roosevelt · ~20 km
- Teepee Creeper Dam · lake · Roosevelt · ~21 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Big Island
- Gull Island · river spot · Sheridan · ~2 km
- Youngs Island · river spot · Sheridan · ~6 km
- Bruces Island · river spot · Sheridan · ~8 km
- McKell Island · river spot · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~108 km
- Appleby Island · river spot · Surprise Valley No. 9 · ~109 km
- Buella Island · river spot · Richland · ~118 km
- Diamond Island · river spot · Richland · ~119 km
- Seven Sisters Island · river spot · Richland · ~123 km
- Crittenden Island · river spot · Richland · ~133 km
- Elk Island · river spot · Richland · ~136 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Big Island?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Big Island?
Nearby: Writing Rock Park (park, 67 km), Fort Union Trading Post (fort, 70 km), Fort Buford State Historic Site (fort, 73 km), Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center (museum, 74 km), Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (sanctuary, 2 km), Medicine Lake (lake, 3 km).