Deer Island

Deer 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

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

Nearest towns: places near Amesbury (4 km) · places near Newburyport (4 km) · places near Salisbury (5 km)

Coordinates: 42.83465, -70.90573. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Island

• Bartlett Museum, Inc. · museum · Rockingham · ~3 km · Must-see
• First Religious Society · attraction · Essex · ~5 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Essex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Tuxbury Pond · lake · Rockingham · ~10 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Society Unitarian Church · church · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Union Meetinghouse-Universalist Church · church · Rockingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Powwow Pond · lake · Rockingham · ~17 km · Must-see
• Country Pond · lake · Rockingham · ~18 km · Must-see
• Great Pond · lake · Rockingham · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Church On The Plains · church · Rockingham · ~20 km · Must-see
• Josiah Bartlett House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~21 km · Must-see
• American Independence Museum · museum · Rockingham · ~21 km · Must-see
• North Hampton State Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~21 km · Must-see
• Exeter Reservoir · lake · Rockingham · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fuller Gardens · park · Rockingham · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point State Reservation · sanctuary · Essex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Willowdale State Forest · sanctuary · Essex · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Deer Island

• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~34 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~56 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Belknap · ~109 km · Must-see
• Bear Island · river spot · Belknap · ~123 km · Must-see
• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~150 km · Must-see
• Deer Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~0 km
• Allen Rock · river spot · Essex · ~8 km
• Wrights Island · river spot · Essex · ~9 km
• Chaces Island · river spot · Essex · ~9 km

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