Putnam County

Putnam County: 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 Putnam County

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 Putnam County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.32618, -83.38905. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Putnam County

• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · Putnam · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rock Eagle Effigy Mound · fort · Putnam · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bartram Educational Forest · sanctuary · McCormick · ~47 km · Must-see
• Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jones · ~52 km · Must-see
• protected area of Georgia · sanctuary · Jones · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~53 km · Must-see
• Iron Horse · attraction · Greene · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alcovy Mountain · viewpoint · Walton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park · fort · Bibb · ~72 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Bibb · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cannonball House · museum · Bibb · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Putnam County

Other forts & heritage near Putnam County

• Rock Eagle Effigy Mound · fort · Putnam · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park · fort · Bibb · ~72 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~82 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~88 km · Must-see
• Fort Yargo State Park · fort · Barrow · ~98 km · Must-see
• Gwinnett Historic Courthouse · fort · Gwinnett · ~112 km · Must-see
• Elisha Winn House · fort · Gwinnett · ~114 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Monument · fort · Gwinnett · ~118 km · Must-see
• Atlanta from the Ashes · fort · Fulton · ~130 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Education Pavilion · fort · Fulton · ~131 km · Must-see

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