Long Island

Long 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 Long 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 Long Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.79692, -76.90056. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Island

• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~1 km · Must-see
• Charlotte's Quest Nature Center · sanctuary · Carroll · ~18 km · Must-see
• York County Heritage Rail Trail · trek · York · ~20 km · Must-see
• Richard M. Nixon County Park · sanctuary · York · ~22 km · Must-see
• Prettyboy Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~34 km · Must-see
• Carroll County Farm Museum · museum · Carroll · ~35 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~36 km · Must-see
• Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail · trek · Baltimore · ~37 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot State Park · sanctuary · York · ~39 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~39 km · Must-see
• Haines Shoe House · attraction · York · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships · fort · York · ~44 km · Must-see
• Morgan Run Natural Environment Area · sanctuary · Carroll · ~45 km · Must-see
• Glyndon Historic District · fort · Baltimore · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~46 km · Must-see
• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Long Island

• Reedy Island · river spot · New Castle · ~148 km · Must-see
• Brunner Island · river spot · York · ~47 km
• Haldeman Island · river spot · Lancaster · ~48 km
• Beech Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~52 km
• Shelley Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~52 km
• Three Mile Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~52 km
• Goosehorn Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~53 km
• Kohr Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~54 km
• Henry Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~54 km
• Hill Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~54 km

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