Fort Sphinx

Fort Sphinx: 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 Sphinx

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 Sphinx — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 19.10000, 37.33333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fort Sphinx

• Port Sudan Breach · attraction · Red Sea State · ~72 km · Must-see
• Jabal Adal Aweb · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~19 km
• Jabal Falulin · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~23 km
• Jabal Atadub · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~25 km
• Jabal Badraneb · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~29 km
• Jabal Bani · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~37 km
• Jabal Areb · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~42 km
• Jabal Batraweb · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~42 km
• Adarawei · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~44 km
• Jabal Aklabilal · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~45 km
• Port Sudan New International Airport · attraction · Red Sea State · ~48 km
• Jabal Bi'aynayet · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~53 km
• Jabal Baramyay · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~54 km
• Jabal Ba'shaweb · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~55 km
• Jabal De-eb · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~55 km
• Jabal Adarotribat · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~56 km
• Jabal Balyay · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~57 km
• Jabal Adar Girmayit · viewpoint · Red Sea State · ~61 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fort Sphinx

Other forts & heritage near Fort Sphinx

• Umbria · fort · Red Sea State · ~75 km
• SS Jassim · fort · Red Sea State · ~76 km
• Fort Mahgar · fort · Red Sea State · ~0 km
• Fort Arab · fort · Red Sea State · ~0 km
• Sawakin Adasi · fort · Red Sea State · ~2 km
• Fort Yamen · fort · Red Sea State · ~2 km
• Fort Tokar · fort · Red Sea State · ~2 km
• Fort Sudani · fort · Red Sea State · ~2 km
• Fort Jafferieh · fort · Red Sea State · ~2 km
• Fort Ansari · fort · Red Sea State · ~2 km

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