Fish Island

Fish 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 Fish 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 Fish Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.63867, -70.91974. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fish Island

• New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center · church · Bristol · ~1 km · Must-see
• Seamen's Bethel · church · Bristol · ~1 km · Must-see
• St. John the Baptist Church · church · Bristol · ~2 km · Must-see
• Unitarian Memorial Church · church · Bristol · ~2 km · Must-see
• Palmers Island Light · fort · Bristol · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Phoenix · fort · Bristol · ~3 km · Must-see
• St. Anthony of Padue · church · Bristol · ~3 km · Must-see
• Buttonwood Park Zoo · sanctuary · Bristol · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hazelwood Park · park · Bristol · ~5 km · Must-see
• Butler Flats Light · beach · Bristol · ~6 km · Must-see
• Acushnet Fort · fort · Bristol · ~7 km · Must-see
• Clark's Point Light · fort · Bristol · ~7 km · Must-see
• Nasketucket Bay State Reservation · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~8 km · Must-see
• Acushnet Cedar Swamp State Res · sanctuary · Bristol · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ned'S Point Light · beach · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Round Hill · viewpoint · Bristol · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dumpling Rocks Light · beach · Bristol · ~14 km · Must-see
• Slocums River Reserve · sanctuary · Bristol · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fish Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Fish Island

• Martha's Vineyard · river spot · Dukes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gull Rocks · river spot · Newport · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rose Island · river spot · Newport · ~48 km · Must-see
• Nantucket · river spot · Nantucket · ~96 km · Must-see
• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~99 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~109 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point · river spot · South · ~110 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~111 km · Must-see
• Popes Island · river spot · Bristol · ~1 km
• Crow Island · river spot · Bristol · ~1 km

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