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: 40.48667, -78.72551. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near War Memorial

• Gallitzin State Forest · sanctuary · Cambria · ~8 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel · church · Cambria · ~10 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site · sanctuary · Cambria · ~13 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood National Memorial · sanctuary · Cambria · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ghost Town Trail · trek · Indiana · ~24 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark · sanctuary · Blair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve · fort · Blair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~28 km · Must-see
• Schaefer Head · viewpoint · Blair · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ritchey Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wagner-Ritter House · museum · Cambria · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint John Gualbert Cathedral · church · Cambria · ~30 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Flood Museum · museum · Cambria · ~30 km · Must-see
• Herman Point · viewpoint · Bedford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Inclined Plane · fort · Cambria · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stackhouse Park · park · Cambria · ~32 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 108 · sanctuary · Cambria · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of War Memorial

Other forts & heritage near War Memorial

• Horseshoe Curve · fort · Blair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Inclined Plane · fort · Cambria · ~31 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill Site · fort · Westmoreland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Roberdeau · fort · Blair · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Ligonier · fort · Westmoreland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Old Bedford Village · fort · Bedford · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bushy Run Battlefield Park · fort · Westmoreland · ~97 km · Must-see
• Centre County Courthouse · fort · Centre · ~116 km · Must-see
• Fort Granville · fort · Mifflin · ~120 km · Must-see
• Fort Loudoun · fort · Franklin · ~121 km · Must-see

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