Tom

Tom: 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 Tom

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 Tom — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.77658, -76.07317. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tom

• Third Haven Friends Meeting House · church · Talbot · ~1 km · Must-see
• Seth Demonstration Forest · sanctuary · Talbot · ~6 km · Must-see
• St. John's Chapel of St. Michael's Parish · church · Talbot · ~7 km · Must-see
• Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Talbot · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wye House · fort · Talbot · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fairview Church · church · Talbot · ~15 km · Must-see
• 1879 Hooper Straight Lighthouse · beach · Talbot · ~16 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum · museum · Talbot · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wye Island · river spot · Queen Anne's · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wye Mill · church · Talbot · ~23 km · Must-see
• Eastern Bay · lake · Talbot · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park · park · Talbot · ~27 km · Must-see
• Martinak State Park · park · Caroline · ~28 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Dorchester · ~28 km · Must-see
• Adkins Arboretum · sanctuary · Caroline · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Church · church · Queen Anne's · ~29 km · Must-see
• East New Market Historic District · fort · Dorchester · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Neck Meeting House · church · Caroline · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tom

Other forts & heritage near Tom

• Wye House · fort · Talbot · ~15 km · Must-see
• East New Market Historic District · fort · Dorchester · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sharps Island Light · fort · Talbot · ~38 km · Must-see
• Thomas Point Shoal Light · fort · Anne Arundel · ~43 km · Must-see
• Severn Sailing Association · fort · Anne Arundel · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Nonsense · fort · Anne Arundel · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tripoli Monument · fort · Anne Arundel · ~53 km · Must-see
• Craighill Channel Lower Range Front Light · fort · Baltimore · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Smallwood Park · fort · Anne Arundel · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Howard Park · fort · Baltimore · ~71 km · Must-see

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