10 Commandments

10 Commandments: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit 10 Commandments

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 10 Commandments — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.05772, -82.40090. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 10 Commandments

• Newark Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~4 km · Must-see
• Octagon Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bryn Du Mansion · fort · Licking · ~10 km · Must-see
• Alligator Effigy · fort · Licking · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dawes Arboretum · park · Licking · ~11 km · Must-see
• Avery–Hunter House · fort · Licking · ~12 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~14 km · Must-see
• Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~16 km · Must-see
• Flint Ridge State Memorial · fort · Licking · ~18 km · Must-see
• Burrell Chapel · church · Licking · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~19 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~19 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake · lake · Fairfield · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dillon State Park · park · Muskingum · ~25 km · Must-see
• Morris Woods State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · fort · Licking · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dillon Dam · lake · Muskingum · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Church · church · Perry · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of 10 Commandments

Other forts & heritage near 10 Commandments

• Newark Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~4 km · Must-see
• Octagon Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bryn Du Mansion · fort · Licking · ~10 km · Must-see
• Alligator Effigy · fort · Licking · ~11 km · Must-see
• Avery–Hunter House · fort · Licking · ~12 km · Must-see
• Flint Ridge State Memorial · fort · Licking · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · fort · Licking · ~31 km · Must-see
• Muskingum County Courthouse · fort · Muskingum · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bowman Mill Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ohio Holocaust And Liberators Memorial · fort · Franklin · ~65 km · Must-see

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