Boon Island

Boon 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

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

Coordinates: 43.12150, -70.47644. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boon Island

• Boon Island Light · fort · York · ~0 km · Must-see
• Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse · beach · York · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ogunquit Museum of American Art · museum · York · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Foster · fort · Rockingham · ~23 km · Must-see
• Whaleback Light · attraction · Rockingham · ~24 km · Must-see
• Moody Beach · beach · York · ~24 km · Must-see
• Capt. John Smith Monument · fort · Rockingham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Harbor Light · museum · Rockingham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tucke Monument · fort · Rockingham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Constitution Historic Site · fort · Rockingham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Stark State Historic Site · fort · Rockingham · ~26 km · Must-see
• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~26 km · Must-see
• Odiorne Point State Park · park · Rockingham · ~27 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · York · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wentworth-Gardner House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~29 km · Must-see
• Prescott Park · park · Rockingham · ~29 km · Must-see
• Strawbery Banke Museum · museum · Rockingham · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Boon Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Boon Island

• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~98 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Belknap · ~103 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~105 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~107 km · Must-see
• Bear Island · river spot · Belknap · ~118 km · Must-see
• Harris Island · river spot · York · ~17 km
• Bragdon Island · river spot · York · ~18 km
• Cutts Island · river spot · York · ~20 km
• Gerrish Island · river spot · York · ~22 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Maine

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