War Memorial

War Memorial: 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 War Memorial

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 War Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.18362, -97.54294. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near War Memorial

• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~28 km · Must-see
• Quincentenary Belltower · park · Platte · ~38 km · Must-see
• Plainsman Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ransom Dam 1747 · lake · Polk · ~5 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Polk · ~6 km
• Buckley Park · park · Polk · ~12 km
• Scow Detention Dam · lake · Polk · ~16 km
• Gruenewald Dam · lake · Butler · ~26 km
• Gresham Municipal Park · park · York · ~26 km
• Renquist Basin State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · York · ~27 km
• Detention Dam 3-A · lake · Butler · ~27 km
• Detention Dam 3-C · lake · Butler · ~29 km
• Bellwood Dam 3-B · lake · Butler · ~31 km
• Wessels Dam · lake · York · ~33 km
• Bellwood Dam 6-G · lake · Butler · ~35 km
• Detention Dam 6-E · lake · Butler · ~36 km
• Aldrich Dam · cave · Seward · ~36 km
• Detention Dam 6-F · lake · Butler · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of War Memorial

Other forts & heritage near War Memorial

• Early Era of Railroading Monument · fort · Platte · ~38 km
• Columbus Powerhouse historical marker · fort · Platte · ~45 km
• Heber Hord House historical marker · fort · Merrick · ~49 km
• Lone Tree · fort · Merrick · ~51 km
• The Mormon Trail historical marker · fort · Merrick · ~51 km
• Germantown Blacksmith Shop · fort · Seward · ~67 km
• Germantown Bank Building · fort · Seward · ~67 km
• Road 6 · fort · Fillmore · ~71 km
• Legendary Josh Battlefield · fort · Lancaster · ~91 km
• The Josh Fight · fort · Lancaster · ~93 km

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