Markham

Markham: 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 Markham

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 Markham — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.96028, -96.06503. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Markham

• Matagorda County Museum · museum · Matagorda · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tres Palacios Bay · beach · Matagorda · ~41 km · Must-see
• East Matagorda Bay · beach · Matagorda · ~48 km · Must-see
• 20th Century Technology Museum · museum · Wharton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Carancahua Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~56 km · Must-see
• Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site · park · Brazoria · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Brazoria · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jackson County · fort · Jackson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Elliott's Ferry · fort · Matagorda · ~9 km
• Dr. Henry Hofmann Loos · fort · Matagorda · ~9 km
• Clemville · fort · Matagorda · ~10 km
• Andy Hawkins · fort · Matagorda · ~11 km
• D. P. and Louise Moore House · fort · Matagorda · ~12 km
• First Baptist Church of Bay City · fort · Matagorda · ~12 km
• Bay City Post Office · fort · Matagorda · ~12 km
• Confederate Monument · fort · Matagorda · ~12 km
• J. C. Lewis House · fort · Matagorda · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Markham

Other forts & heritage near Markham

• Jackson County · fort · Jackson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fort Bend Museum · fort · Fort Bend · ~94 km · Must-see
• Matagorda Island lighthouse · fort · Calhoun · ~97 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Museum · fort · Colorado · ~119 km · Must-see
• The Orange Show · fort · Harris · ~138 km · Must-see
• World War I Monument · fort · Harris · ~139 km · Must-see
• Alexander Hodge Memorial · fort · Harris · ~139 km · Must-see
• Monument au Fantome · fort · Harris · ~140 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~147 km · Must-see
• Elliott's Ferry · fort · Matagorda · ~9 km

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