Smith Island

Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.98261, -75.62373. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Island

• WCIZ-FM (Watertown) · attraction · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thompson Park · park · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Public Square · park · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• First Presbytarian Church of Lowville · church · Lewis · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lowville · church · Vermont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cornerstone Assembly of God · church · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonaparte · lake · Vermont · ~33 km · Must-see
• Taylorville Reservoir · lake · Vermont · ~33 km · Must-see
• Perch Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• General Jacob Brown Mansion · fort · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Vermont · ~39 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Vermont · ~41 km · Must-see
• Payne Lake · lake · Vermont · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hyde Lake · lake · Vermont · ~42 km · Must-see
• Whetstone Gulf · viewpoint · Vermont · ~42 km · Must-see
• Soft Maple Reservoir · lake · Vermont · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Smith Island

• Little Grenadier Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~63 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Island · river spot · Jefferson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Howe Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~77 km · Must-see
• Isle of Man · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~93 km · Must-see
• Amherst Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~111 km · Must-see
• False Ducks Island · river spot · Central Ontario · ~118 km · Must-see
• Timber Island · river spot · Central Ontario · ~122 km · Must-see
• Waupoos Island · river spot · Central Ontario · ~135 km · Must-see
• Rock Island · river spot · Lewis · ~32 km
• Longue Vue Island · river spot · Jefferson · ~57 km

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