Anchor

Anchor: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Anchor

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Anchor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.59400, -82.71087. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Anchor

• Kelleys Island · river spot · Erie · ~1 km · Must-see
• Kelleys Island State Park · sanctuary · Erie · ~3 km · Must-see
• Glacial Grooves Geological Preserve · sanctuary · Erie · ~3 km · Must-see
• Marblehead Lighthouse · fort · Ottawa · ~8 km · Must-see
• East Harbor State Park · park · Ottawa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cave · cave · Ottawa · ~14 km · Must-see
• South Bass Island Light · beach · Ottawa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pointe Falls · waterfall · Erie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cedar Point Shores · park · Erie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Steel Vengeance · attraction · Erie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gemini · attraction · Erie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Maverick · attraction · Erie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Express · attraction · Erie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Magnum XL-200 · attraction · Erie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Catawba Island State Park · park · Ottawa · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Anchor

Other forts & heritage near Anchor

• Marblehead Lighthouse · fort · Ottawa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Huron Harbor Light · fort · Erie · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Anderson · fort · Sandusky · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lorain West Breakwater Light · fort · Lorain · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mull Covered Bridge · fort · Sandusky · ~68 km · Must-see
• Toledo Harbor Light · fort · Lucas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bois Blanc Blockhouse · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bellevue House · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~81 km · Must-see
• Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~82 km · Must-see
• Navy Yard Park · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~82 km · Must-see

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