Edom

Edom: 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 Edom

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 Edom — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.37219, -95.61060. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Edom

• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~25 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~33 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~38 km · Must-see
• East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~40 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mineola Downtown Historic District · sanctuary · Wood · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~44 km · Must-see
• Purtis Creek State Park · sanctuary · Van Zandt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Smith · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Reservoir · lake · Wood · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Edom

Other forts & heritage near Edom

• Texas Star · fort · Dallas · ~146 km · Must-see
• Hall of State · fort · Dallas · ~146 km · Must-see
• Edom Methodist Church · fort · Van Zandt · ~0 km
• First Baptist Church of Edom · fort · Van Zandt · ~1 km
• Adren Anglin · fort · Henderson · ~9 km
• Asbury Cemetery · fort · Henderson · ~9 km
• Brownsboro Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery · fort · Henderson · ~10 km
• Cherokee Chief Bowles · fort · Van Zandt · ~13 km
• Echols Cemetery on Jennings Mountain · fort · Henderson · ~13 km
• County Line Missionary Baptist Church · fort · Van Zandt · ~14 km

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