Big Island

Big 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 Big 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 Big Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.02083, -85.32283. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Island

• Summit Lake State Park · lake · Henry · ~2 km · Must-see
• Appeal to the Great Spirit · attraction · Delaware · ~26 km · Must-see
• Minnetrista · park · Delaware · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hoosier Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Roberts Park · park · Fayette · ~53 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the American Doughboy · attraction · Blackford · ~60 km · Must-see
• Geist Reservoir · lake · Hamilton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Memorial State Park · park · Union · ~68 km · Must-see
• M3 Stuart · attraction · Grant · ~72 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Darke · ~73 km · Must-see
• Darke County Fairgrounds · lake · Darke · ~73 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Marion · ~73 km · Must-see
• Garst Museum · museum · Darke · ~74 km · Must-see
• Miami Indian · fort · Blackford · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Central Indiana · temple · Marion · ~75 km · Must-see
• Buck Creek Church · church · Henry · ~7 km
• Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henry · ~10 km
• Harris Chapel Church of the Nazarene · church · Delaware · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Big Island

• Fall Creek · river spot · Marion · ~85 km
• Wallet Island · river spot · Marion · ~96 km
• Boone Island (historical) · river spot · Montgomery · ~122 km
• Campobello Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~127 km
• Rohrers Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~133 km
• Biddle Island · river spot · Cass · ~150 km
• Goose Island · river spot · Henry · ~1 km
• Willow Island · river spot · Blackford · ~66 km
• Monument Island · river spot · Huntington · ~109 km
• Safety Island · river spot · Mercer · ~109 km

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