Elephant

Elephant: 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 Elephant

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 Elephant — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.10244, -84.49665. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elephant

• Holy Cross–Immaculata Church · church · Hamilton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Taft Museum of Art · museum · Hamilton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Washington Monument · fort · Hamilton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati · attraction · Hamilton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Aronoff Center for the Arts · attraction · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cincinnati Art Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Tyler Davidson Fountain · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• The Genius of Water · attraction · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center · museum · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Skywalk · trek · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Prospect Hill · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Old Saint Mary’s Church · church · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Homage to Cincinnatus · attraction · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Piatt Park · park · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Daniel Carter Beard Boyhood Home · sanctuary · Kenton · ~2 km · Must-see
• William Henry Harrison · attraction · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company Building · fort · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Capitoline Wolf Replica · attraction · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elephant

Other forts & heritage near Elephant

• Fort Washington Monument · fort · Hamilton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company Building · fort · Hamilton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ludlow Station Monument · fort · Hamilton · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Odd Fellows Cemetery Mound · fort · Hamilton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gatch Site · fort · Clermont · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ferris Site · fort · Clermont · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fortified Hill Works · fort · Butler · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grant's Birthplace State Memorial · fort · Clermont · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ronald Watson Gravel Site · fort · Dearborn · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hillforest · fort · Dearborn · ~44 km · Must-see

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