Jacob

Jacob: 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 Jacob

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 Jacob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.32405, -85.20593. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jacob

• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlevoix · lake · Charlevoix · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~17 km · Must-see
• Young State Park · park · Charlevoix · ~20 km · Must-see
• Little Traverse Bay · sanctuary · Michigan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Walloon Lake · lake · Emmet · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mineral Well Park · park · Emmet · ~25 km · Must-see
• Petoskey State Park · park · Emmet · ~31 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Emmet · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Emmet · ~39 km · Must-see
• Leelanau State Park · park · Leelanau · ~40 km · Must-see
• Thumb Lake · lake · Charlevoix · ~47 km · Must-see
• Skillagalee Island (Ile Aux Galets) Lighthouse · fort · Emmet · ~49 km · Must-see
• Beaver Head Lighthouse · beach · Charlevoix · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wycamp Lake · lake · Emmet · ~52 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jacob

Other forts & heritage near Jacob

• Charlevoix South Pier Light · fort · Michigan · ~6 km · Must-see
• Skillagalee Island (Ile Aux Galets) Lighthouse · fort · Emmet · ~49 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~73 km · Must-see
• Colonial Fort Michilimackinac · fort · Emmet · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fort de Buade · fort · Cheboygan · ~80 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Shoal Light Station · fort · Michigan · ~85 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~90 km · Must-see
• Round Island Passage Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~92 km · Must-see
• South Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Leelanau · ~98 km · Must-see
• Manistique East Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~133 km · Must-see

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