Flag Memorial

Flag 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 Flag 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 Flag Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.11975, -87.86064. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flag Memorial

• Kankakee River State Park · sanctuary · Will · ~22 km · Must-see
• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Iroquois · ~35 km · Must-see
• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Monee Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Beecher Mausoleum · fort · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~40 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~40 km · Must-see
• J C Murphy Lake Dam · lake · Newton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Newton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~44 km · Must-see
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sauk Trail Lake · lake · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sauk Trail Woods · sanctuary · Cook · ~56 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~56 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~57 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~58 km · Must-see
• St. John the Evangelist Parish · church · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Flag Memorial

Other forts & heritage near Flag Memorial

• Beecher Mausoleum · fort · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~56 km · Must-see
• Forest-Moraine Historic District · fort · Lake · ~75 km · Must-see
• West Side Grounds · fort · Cook · ~106 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Hospital · fort · Cook · ~106 km · Must-see
• Cloud Gate · fort · Cook · ~109 km · Must-see
• Site of Fort Dearborn · fort · Cook · ~110 km · Must-see
• Former Medinah Temple · fort · Cook · ~110 km · Must-see
• Leif Ericsson Monument · fort · Cook · ~111 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln: The Man · fort · Cook · ~113 km · Must-see

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