Key

Key: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Key

Season: October to February.

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 Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.29993, -87.99357. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Key

• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~53 km · Must-see
• Walnut Point State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Prairie Ridge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~58 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Lamotte · fort · Sullivan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~61 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Dresser Church · church · Vigo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Key

Other other attractions near Key

• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~59 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~89 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Statue · attraction · Champaign · ~114 km · Must-see
• McFarland Memorial Bell Tower · attraction · Champaign · ~114 km · Must-see
• American Football House · attraction · Champaign · ~115 km · Must-see
• Alma Mater · attraction · Champaign · ~115 km · Must-see
• Baseline Road · attraction · Greene · ~122 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~127 km · Must-see
• Baker's Camp Bridge · attraction · Putnam · ~145 km · Must-see

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