Nilometer

Nilometer: 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 Nilometer

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 Nilometer — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 24.02539, 32.88367. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nilometer

• Agilkia Island · sanctuary · Aswan · ~0 km · Must-see
• Aswan Low Dam (Khazzan Aswan) · lake · Aswan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Famine Stela · attraction · Aswan · ~5 km · Must-see
• Seheil Island · river spot · Aswan · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saluga and Ghazal Protectorate · sanctuary · Aswan · ~6 km · Must-see
• Aswan High Dam · lake · Aswan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Archangel Michael Cathedral for Coptic Orthodox · church · Aswan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Aswan Museum · museum · Aswan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Elefantine · attraction · Aswan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Aga Khan Mausoleum · fort · Aswan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Elephantine Island · river spot · Aswan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Al-Tabia Mosque · dargah · Aswan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Aswan Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Aswan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Qubbet el-Hawa · viewpoint · Aswan · ~11 km · Must-see
• Temple of Kom Ombo · fort · Aswan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Temple of Isis · fort · Aswan · ~0 km
• Philae Temple · temple · Aswan · ~0 km
• Temple of Hathor · fort · Aswan · ~0 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nilometer

Other forts & heritage near Nilometer

• Aga Khan Mausoleum · fort · Aswan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Temple of Kom Ombo · fort · Aswan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gebel Al-Silsila · fort · Aswan · ~87 km · Must-see
• Temple of Isis · fort · Aswan · ~0 km
• Temple of Hathor · fort · Aswan · ~0 km
• Trajan's Kiosk · fort · Aswan · ~0 km
• Aswan quarries · fort · Aswan · ~7 km
• The symbol of Egyptian-Soviet friendship · fort · Aswan · ~8 km
• Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan Hotel · fort · Aswan · ~8 km
• Ruins of town of Elephantine · fort · Aswan · ~8 km

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