Memorial Cross

Memorial Cross: 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 Memorial Cross

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 Memorial Cross — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.52099, -82.64254. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Memorial Cross

• De Soto National Memorial · sanctuary · Manatee · ~0 km · Must-see
• Emerson Point Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Palma Sola Botanical Park · park · Manatee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Portavant Mound · fort · Manatee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Snead Island · river spot · Manatee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Neal Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site · fort · Manatee · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature · museum · Manatee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Anna Maria Island · beach · Manatee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Palmetto Estuary Nature Preserve · park · Manatee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bradenton Riverwalk · park · Manatee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Leffis Key Preserve · park · Manatee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Manatee Mineral Springs Park · park · Manatee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort De Soto County Park · fort · Pinellas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Egmont Key Light · beach · Hillsborough · ~18 km · Must-see
• John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art · museum · Sarasota · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shell Key Preserve · sanctuary · Pinellas · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Memorial Cross

Other forts & heritage near Memorial Cross

• Portavant Mound · fort · Manatee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site · fort · Manatee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fort De Soto County Park · fort · Pinellas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bay Pines Marina · fort · Pinellas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Harrison · fort · Pinellas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tocobaga Midden · fort · Pinellas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Warm Mineral Spring · fort · Sarasota · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fort Foster State Historic Site · fort · Hillsborough · ~102 km · Must-see
• The Historic Baynard House · fort · Polk · ~129 km · Must-see
• Holy Eucharist Monument · fort · Manatee · ~0 km

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