Fire Bell

Fire Bell: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Fire Bell

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Fire Bell — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.80955, -91.10486. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fire Bell

• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~0 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~4 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~5 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~47 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~55 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~63 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~71 km · Must-see
• Snake Alley · fort · Des Moines · ~0 km
• Garrett-Phelps House Museum · museum · Des Moines · ~0 km
• Heritage Center Museum · museum · Des Moines · ~0 km
• CB&Q Steam Engine 3003 · fort · Des Moines · ~0 km

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Other forts & heritage near Fire Bell

• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~113 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~122 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~122 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~123 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~130 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~130 km · Must-see
• Snake Alley · fort · Des Moines · ~0 km
• CB&Q Steam Engine 3003 · fort · Des Moines · ~0 km
• Chief Taimah Memorial Site · fort · Des Moines · ~9 km
• Downstream Guide Wall · fort · Henderson · ~13 km

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