Fort William Lighthouse

Fort William Lighthouse: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fort William Lighthouse

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Fort William Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -20.15423, 57.48573. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fort William Lighthouse

• Blue Penny Museum · museum · Port Louis · ~2 km · Must-see
• Postal Museum · museum · Port Louis · ~2 km · Must-see
• Aapravasi Ghat · sanctuary · Port Louis · ~2 km · Must-see
• Jummah Mosque · dargah · Port Louis · ~3 km · Must-see
• St Louis Cathedral · church · Port Louis · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Adelaide · fort · Port Louis · ~3 km · Must-see
• Le Pouce · viewpoint · Moka · ~8 km · Must-see
• Le château du Réduit · fort · Moka · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pieter Both · viewpoint · Pamplemousses · ~11 km · Must-see
• Historical Ruins of Balaclava · fort · Pamplemousses · ~11 km · Must-see
• St Francois D'Assise · church · Pamplemousses · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pamplemousses · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sunni Masjid · dargah · Plaines Wilhems · ~16 km · Must-see
• Maheswamath Mandir Temple · temple · Pamplemousses · ~18 km · Must-see
• Casela Nature Parks · park · Black River · ~22 km · Must-see
• Trou-aux-Cerfs · viewpoint · Plaines Wilhems · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sunset Boulevard Grand Bay · attraction · ~23 km · Must-see
• Flic en Flac · beach · Black River · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fort William Lighthouse

Other forts & heritage near Fort William Lighthouse

• Fort Adelaide · fort · Port Louis · ~3 km · Must-see
• Le château du Réduit · fort · Moka · ~10 km · Must-see
• Historical Ruins of Balaclava · fort · Pamplemousses · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mangal Mahadev · fort · Savanne · ~36 km · Must-see
• 1892 Hurricane Memorial · fort · Port Louis · ~1 km
• French First Landing on Mauritius · fort · Port Louis · ~1 km
• Alexander Pushkin · fort · Port Louis · ~1 km
• Lenin Statue · fort · Port Louis · ~1 km
• Maharana Pratap Statue · fort · Port Louis · ~2 km
• Tower of Pointe aux Sables · fort · Port Louis · ~3 km

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