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: 38.37045, -93.77653. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near War Memorial

• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~34 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman State Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Knob Noster State Park · park · Johnson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Henry County Museum · museum · Henry · ~0 km
• Katy Trail State Park · attraction · Henry · ~3 km
• Club Lake · lake · Henry · ~3 km
• Haysler A. Poague Conservation Area · sanctuary · Henry · ~9 km
• June-Bug Lake · lake · Henry · ~15 km
• Beaty Lake · lake · Henry · ~18 km
• Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Brownington) · lake · Henry · ~19 km
• Number 111 Lake · lake · Henry · ~20 km
• Buzzards Roost · viewpoint · St. Clair · ~31 km
• Brush Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Benton · ~32 km
• Benson Dam · lake · Benton · ~33 km
• Wilson Lake · lake · Johnson · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of War Memorial

Other forts & heritage near War Memorial

• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~115 km · Must-see
• Fort Osage National Historic Site · fort · Jackson · ~122 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~125 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~132 km · Must-see
• J.B. Mahaffie House and Stagecoach Stop · fort · Johnson · ~133 km · Must-see
• Fort Orleans · fort · Saline · ~138 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~138 km · Must-see

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