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: 38.30935, -88.92398. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near War Memorial

• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~28 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Hamilton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~60 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~61 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~68 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pyramid State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of War Memorial

Other forts & heritage near War Memorial

• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~115 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~117 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~118 km · Must-see
• Welborn Village Archeological Site · fort · Union · ~125 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~129 km · Must-see
• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~133 km · Must-see
• Mound 72 · fort · Saint Clair · ~133 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~146 km · Must-see
• Cardinal Point Witness Corner · fort · Marion · ~33 km

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