Branch School

Branch School: 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 Branch School

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 Branch School — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.44070, -89.71452. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Branch School

• Roosevelt State Park · park · Scott · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bienville Pines Scenic Area · park · Scott · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ross R Barnett Reservoir · lake · Rankin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Harrell Prairie Botanical Area · sanctuary · Scott · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bienville National Forest · sanctuary · Scott · ~36 km · Must-see
• Boyd Mound · fort · Madison · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beth Israel · church · Hinds · ~50 km · Must-see
• Shongelo Lake · lake · Smith · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Museum of Natural Science · museum · Hinds · ~54 km · Must-see
• Eudora Welty House · museum · Hinds · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Cross · church · Madison · ~57 km · Must-see
• Jackson Volcano · viewpoint · Hinds · ~57 km · Must-see
• The Oaks House Museum · museum · Hinds · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Museum of Art · museum · Hinds · ~59 km · Must-see
• Jackson Zoological Park · sanctuary · Hinds · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Basin Model · attraction · Hinds · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Branch School

Other forts & heritage near Branch School

• Boyd Mound · fort · Madison · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~67 km · Must-see
• Holly Bluff Site · fort · Sharkey · ~125 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Pierre Site · fort · Warren · ~127 km · Must-see
• Michigan Memorial · fort · Warren · ~133 km · Must-see
• Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site · fort · Noxubee · ~137 km · Must-see
• Truelight School · fort · Scott · ~2 km
• Morton Junior High School · fort · Scott · ~14 km
• Morton Elementary School · fort · Scott · ~14 km
• Rankin County Confederate Monument · fort · Rankin · ~40 km

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