Heron Island

Heron 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 Heron 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 Heron Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.52886, -72.12022. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Heron Island

• Eastman Pond · lake · Sullivan · ~0 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Grafton Pond · lake · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Corbin Park · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gile State Forest · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mascoma Lake · lake · Grafton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Little Sunapee Lake · lake · Merrimack · ~17 km · Must-see
• Colburn Park · sanctuary · Grafton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Canaan Street Lake · lake · Grafton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Lake · lake · Merrimack · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Sunapee · lake · Sullivan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Emily & Theodore Hope Forest · sanctuary · Merrimack · ~24 km · Must-see
• South Congregational Church · church · Sullivan · ~24 km · Must-see
• Willard Covered Bridge · attraction · Windsor · ~25 km · Must-see
• Goose Pond · lake · Grafton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mud Pond · lake · Sullivan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~26 km · Must-see
• North Hartland Dam · lake · Windsor · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Heron Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Heron Island

• Bear Island · river spot · Belknap · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Belknap · ~84 km · Must-see
• Wood Island · river spot · Grafton · ~14 km
• Burkehaven Island · river spot · Sullivan · ~22 km
• Emerald Island · river spot · Sullivan · ~22 km
• Great Island · river spot · Merrimack · ~23 km
• Burnaps Island · river spot · Sullivan · ~24 km
• Johnston Island · river spot · Grafton · ~25 km
• Ledge Island · river spot · Sullivan · ~27 km
• Hart Island · river spot · Sullivan · ~28 km

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