Old Academy

Old Academy: 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 Old Academy

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 Old Academy — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.54910, -88.03617. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Academy

• Bladon Springs State Park · park · Choctaw · ~32 km · Must-see
• Andrews Chapel · church · Washington · ~40 km · Must-see
• Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Choctaw · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Sinquefield · fort · Clarke · ~42 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Hill Baptist Church · church · Baldwin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bartram Canoe Trail · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Airmount Church · church · Clarke · ~73 km · Must-see
• Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site · church · Washington · ~1 km
• Cowans Bluff · viewpoint · Washington · ~1 km
• Saint Stephens First United Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~3 km
• Lovers Leap · viewpoint · Washington · ~3 km
• Cedar Curve Church of God · church · Washington · ~9 km
• Bethlehem Church · church · Clarke · ~16 km
• Rock Bluff · viewpoint · Washington · ~16 km
• Hatchetigbee Hills · viewpoint · Washington · ~20 km
• Berry's Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church · church · Clarke · ~22 km
• Fort Landrum · fort · Clarke · ~22 km
• Roundtop Hill · viewpoint · Clarke · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Academy

Other forts & heritage near Old Academy

• Fort Sinquefield · fort · Clarke · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bottle Creek Indian Mounds · fort · Baldwin · ~76 km · Must-see
• Old Mobile Site · fort · Mobile · ~81 km · Must-see
• Blakeley · fort · Baldwin · ~113 km · Must-see
• Carlen House · fort · Mobile · ~120 km · Must-see
• Oakleigh Garden Historic District · fort · Mobile · ~121 km · Must-see
• Mahned Bridge · fort · Perry · ~133 km · Must-see
• Glover Mausoleum · fort · Marengo · ~136 km · Must-see
• Fort Landrum · fort · Clarke · ~22 km
• Fort Carney · fort · Clarke · ~25 km

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