Whites Island

Whites 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 Whites 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 Whites Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.71208, -76.85173. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whites Island

• Fort Augusta & Hunter House Museum · museum · Northumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Shikellamy State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~37 km · Must-see
• Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Milton State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Phoenix · attraction · Northumberland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Black Diamond · attraction · Northumberland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Flying Turns · attraction · Northumberland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kozmo's Kurves · temple · Columbia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Impulse · attraction · Columbia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Knoebels Amusement Resort · park · Columbia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~48 km · Must-see
• Swatara State Park · sanctuary · Lebanon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~48 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Whites Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Whites Island

• Blood Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~3 km
• Fishers Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~11 km
• Cherry Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~13 km
• Byers Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~16 km
• Packers Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~25 km
• Berrier Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~50 km
• Sheets Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~59 km
• Independence Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~62 km
• Calver Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~71 km
• Spades Wharf Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~73 km

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