Milestone

Milestone: 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 Milestone

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 Milestone — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.42282, -71.18137. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Milestone

• The Chapel of St. Anne · church · Middlesex · ~0 km · Must-see
• Boston Massachusetts Temple · church · Middlesex · ~2 km · Must-see
• Arlington's Great Meadows · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~2 km · Must-see
• Newton Lower Falls Historic District · waterfall · Middlesex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Follen Community Church · church · Middlesex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Dallin's Menotomy Indian Hunter statue · attraction · Middlesex · ~3 km · Must-see
• First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington · attraction · Middlesex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Spy Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mystic Dam · lake · Middlesex · ~4 km · Must-see
• Clay Pit Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~4 km · Must-see
• Munroe Tavern · museum · Middlesex · ~4 km · Must-see
• Brooks Estate · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Beaver Brook Reservation · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fo Guang Buddhist Temple Boston · Buddhist site · Middlesex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fresh Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hardy Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hancock-Clarke House Museum · museum · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Horn Pond Dam · lake · Middlesex · ~7 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Milestone

Other forts & heritage near Milestone

• Civil War Monument · fort · Middlesex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bell Rock Memorial Park · fort · Middlesex · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Washington Park · fort · Middlesex · ~12 km · Must-see
• Devotion House · fort · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ayer Mansion · fort · Suffolk · ~14 km · Must-see
• John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial · fort · Suffolk · ~14 km · Must-see
• George S. Patton · fort · Suffolk · ~14 km · Must-see
• Central Library in Copley Square · fort · Suffolk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ether Monument · fort · Suffolk · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Founders Memorial · fort · Suffolk · ~15 km · Must-see

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