Hess Island

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

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

Coordinates: 40.23481, -76.85958. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hess Island

• John Harris Mansion · fort · Dauphin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Paxtang Park · park · Dauphin · ~4 km · Must-see
• City Island · park · Dauphin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick · church · Dauphin · ~5 km · Must-see
• State Museum of Pennsylvania · museum · Dauphin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~5 km · Must-see
• National Civil War Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~5 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Peace Church · church · Cumberland · ~10 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Indian Echo Caverns · cave · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hess Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Hess Island

• Independence Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~6 km
• Calver Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~7 km
• Sheets Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~10 km
• Spades Wharf Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~11 km
• Little Stony Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~13 km
• Poplar Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~15 km
• Hill Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~15 km
• Goosehorn Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~17 km
• Henry Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~17 km
• Kohr Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~17 km

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