Duck Island

Duck 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 Duck 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 Duck Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.35470, -71.07023. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Duck Island

• Japanese Lantern · attraction · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Triton Babies Fountain · attraction · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Boston Public Garden · park · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Swan Boats · attraction · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Make Way For Ducklings · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Ether Monument · fort · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• George Washington Statue · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Edward Everett Hale Statue · attraction · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Small Child · attraction · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Boy and Bird · attraction · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Charles Sumner · fort · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cass · attraction · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Wendell Phillips · attraction · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• William Ellery Channing Statue · fort · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Church · church · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• The Founders Memorial · fort · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Oneida Tablet · attraction · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see
• Arlington Street Church · church · Suffolk · ~0 km · Must-see

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Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Duck Island

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• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~21 km · Must-see
• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~97 km · Must-see
• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~117 km · Must-see
• Gull Rocks · river spot · Newport · ~122 km · Must-see
• Rose Island · river spot · Newport · ~123 km · Must-see
• Martha's Vineyard · river spot · Dukes · ~141 km · Must-see
• Lechmere Canal · river spot · Middlesex · ~2 km
• Governors Island · river spot · Suffolk · ~6 km
• Apple Island · river spot · Suffolk · ~8 km

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