Half Moon

Half Moon: 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 Half Moon

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 Half Moon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.43520, -97.19836. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Half Moon

• Wood Lake Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~36 km · Must-see
• Palmetto State Park · sanctuary · Gonzales · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Gonzales Dam · lake · Gonzales · ~52 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~74 km · Must-see
• Veterans War Memorial · fort · Lavaca · ~3 km
• Captain Charles Welhausen · fort · Lavaca · ~3 km
• Cotton Industry in Shiner · fort · Lavaca · ~3 km
• Bluecher Park and Dance Hall · fort · Lavaca · ~4 km
• Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum · museum · Lavaca · ~4 km
• Culak's School · fort · Lavaca · ~17 km
• Bennett Cemetery · fort · Lavaca · ~18 km
• Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary the Queen of Peace · church · Lavaca · ~20 km
• Adolph Hofner · fort · Lavaca · ~20 km
• Dempsey Benton Cain House · fort · DeWitt · ~21 km
• Dr. Hugo J. Strieder · fort · Lavaca · ~21 km
• First Baptist Church of Yoakum · fort · Lavaca · ~21 km
• Cotton Grove Dance Floor and Store · fort · Lavaca · ~22 km
• Cuero I Archeological District · fort · DeWitt · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Half Moon

Other forts & heritage near Half Moon

• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~74 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Museum · fort · Colorado · ~88 km · Must-see
• Jackson County · fort · Jackson · ~92 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~104 km · Must-see
• Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario · fort · Goliad · ~114 km · Must-see
• Tejano Monument · fort · Travis · ~134 km · Must-see
• Volunteer Firemen Memorial · fort · Travis · ~134 km · Must-see
• Texas African American History Memorial · fort · Travis · ~134 km · Must-see
• Texas Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Travis · ~134 km · Must-see
• Texas World War II Memorial · fort · Travis · ~134 km · Must-see

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