Union Monument

Union Monument: 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 Union Monument

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 Union Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.60060, -83.31617. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Union Monument

• The Edge of Appalachia Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~24 km · Must-see
• Shawnee State Park Marina · sanctuary · Scioto · ~25 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~33 km · Must-see
• West Union Presbyterian Church · church · Adams · ~36 km · Must-see
• Adams Lake State Park · lake · Adams · ~37 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Village · lake · Scioto · ~39 km · Must-see
• All Saints Episcopal Church · church · Scioto · ~39 km · Must-see
• Labold Field · park · Scioto · ~41 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tremper Mound · fort · Scioto · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chaparral Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~43 km · Must-see
• Quiverheart Gorge · sanctuary · Adams · ~44 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake State Resort Park · attraction · Greenup · ~48 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake · lake · Greenup · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Serpent Mound · fort · Adams · ~60 km · Must-see
• Grayson Lake · lake · Elliott · ~65 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Union Monument

Other forts & heritage near Union Monument

• Tremper Mound · fort · Scioto · ~43 km · Must-see
• Serpent Mound · fort · Adams · ~60 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Hill State Memorial · fort · Highland · ~72 km · Must-see
• Olive Furnace · fort · Lawrence · ~78 km · Must-see
• Bullskin Creek Site · fort · Clermont · ~88 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park · fort · Ross · ~102 km · Must-see
• Leo Petroglyph · fort · Jackson · ~103 km · Must-see
• Grant's Birthplace State Memorial · fort · Clermont · ~107 km · Must-see
• Story Mound State Memorial · fort · Ross · ~109 km · Must-see

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