Sample Gates

Sample Gates: 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 Sample Gates

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 Sample Gates — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.16656, -86.52660. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sample Gates

• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~0 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~1 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~5 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~13 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~20 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~27 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~28 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~31 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~33 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~35 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~37 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Sample Gates

• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~28 km · Must-see
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• Thomas A. Hendricks Monument · fort · Marion · ~92 km · Must-see
• Indiana 9/11 Memorial · fort · Marion · ~92 km · Must-see
• Soldiers and Sailors Monument · fort · Marion · ~93 km · Must-see
• Fort Harrison State Park · fort · Marion · ~113 km · Must-see
• Fort Lamotte · fort · Sullivan · ~118 km · Must-see
• Indiana Territorial Capitol · fort · Knox · ~127 km · Must-see
• Francis Vigo · fort · Knox · ~128 km · Must-see
• Prather Site · fort · Clark · ~142 km · Must-see

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