Ten Commandments

Ten Commandments: 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 Ten Commandments

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 Ten Commandments — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.57983, -92.17185. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ten Commandments

• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~0 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Capitol · museum · Cole · ~0 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Landing State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~0 km · Must-see
• McClung Park · park · Cole · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Cole · ~4 km · Must-see
• Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~16 km · Must-see
• Katy Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rock Island Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~32 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~44 km · Must-see
• Maplewood House · fort · Boone · ~48 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sanborn Field · sanctuary · Boone · ~53 km · Must-see
• Museum of Art & Archaeology · museum · Boone · ~53 km · Must-see
• Francis Quadrangle · park · Boone · ~54 km · Must-see
• Missouri United Methodist Church · church · Boone · ~54 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Boone · ~55 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Boone · ~55 km · Must-see
• J.W. "Blind Boone" Home · fort · Boone · ~55 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Ten Commandments

• Maplewood House · fort · Boone · ~48 km · Must-see
• J.W. "Blind Boone" Home · fort · Boone · ~55 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fort Diggings Hollow · fort · Monroe · ~138 km · Must-see
• Christopher Maus House · fort · Cole · ~0 km
• Capitol Remnants · fort · Cole · ~0 km
• Cole County War Memorial · fort · Cole · ~1 km
• Jefferson City Community Center · fort · Cole · ~2 km
• International Shoe Factory Building · fort · Cole · ~2 km
• Old Train Station · fort · Callaway · ~35 km

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