Gem Island

Gem 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 Gem 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 Gem Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.86650, -69.55219. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gem Island

• Fort William Henry · fort · Lincoln · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pemaquid Point Light · beach · Lincoln · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ram Island Light · beach · Lincoln · ~10 km · Must-see
• Burnt Island Light · beach · Lincoln · ~11 km · Must-see
• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hendricks Head Light · beach · Lincoln · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Cuckolds Light · beach · Lincoln · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dodge Point Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~17 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island Light · beach · Knox · ~18 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Edgecomb · fort · Lincoln · ~21 km · Must-see
• Castle Tucker · fort · Lincoln · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lincoln County Museum · museum · Lincoln · ~23 km · Must-see
• Damariscotta Baptist Church · church · Lincoln · ~23 km · Must-see
• Second Congregational Church of Newcastle · church · Lincoln · ~23 km · Must-see
• Nequasset Lake · lake · Sagadahoc · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal · attraction · Sagadahoc · ~25 km · Must-see
• Doubling Point Light · beach · Sagadahoc · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gem Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Gem Island

• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Desert Island · river spot · Hancock · ~141 km · Must-see
• Witch Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~0 km
• Hodgsons Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~4 km
• Fort Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~5 km
• Clam Rock · river spot · Lincoln · ~8 km
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Squirrel Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Haddock Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~12 km
• Isle of Springs · river spot · Lincoln · ~13 km

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