Jackson Monument

Jackson Monument: 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 Jackson Monument

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 Jackson Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.31074, -77.64991. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Monument

• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · church · Fredericksburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• University of Mary Washington · sanctuary · Charles · ~19 km · Must-see
• Belmont/Gari Melchers Museum · church · Charles · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kenmore Plantation · sanctuary · Charles · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Chimneys · attraction · Fredericksburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• George Washington Boyhood Home Site · park · Stafford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~32 km · Must-see
• Aquia Church · church · Stafford · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~35 km · Must-see
• Widewater State Park · sanctuary · Stafford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~40 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew Wildlife Managment Area · sanctuary · Caroline · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Charles · ~43 km · Must-see
• Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum · museum · Charles · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Monument

Other forts & heritage near Jackson Monument

• Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fort Hunt · fort · District of Columbia · ~86 km · Must-see
• Fort Washington Light · fort · District of Columbia · ~87 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~89 km · Must-see
• Fort Willard · fort · District of Columbia · ~91 km · Must-see
• Fort O'Rourke · fort · District of Columbia · ~91 km · Must-see
• Fort Williams · fort · District of Columbia · ~92 km · Must-see
• Fort Foote · fort · District of Columbia · ~93 km · Must-see
• Fort Ellsworth · fort · District of Columbia · ~93 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott · fort · District of Columbia · ~98 km · Must-see

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