Shine

Shine: 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 Shine

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 Shine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.37149, -83.78391. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shine

• Baldwin Woods Preserve · sanctuary · Wood · ~3 km · Must-see
• National Construction Equipment Museum · museum · Wood · ~8 km · Must-see
• Providence Metropark · park · Lucas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mary Jane Thurston State Park · sanctuary · Wood · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wintergarden Nature Preserve · park · Wood · ~12 km · Must-see
• Black Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Wood · ~13 km · Must-see
• Warren E. Steller Field · park · Wood · ~16 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Wood · ~16 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth Metropark · sanctuary · Lucas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Carter Park · park · Wood · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wood County Museum · museum · Wood · ~18 km · Must-see
• Maumee State Forest · sanctuary · Lucas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Oak Openings Preserve Metropark · sanctuary · Lucas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Side Cut Metropark · sanctuary · Lucas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Islamic Center of Greater Toldeo · dargah · Wood · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Meigs State Memorial · fort · Wood · ~29 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church of Maumee · church · Lucas · ~30 km · Must-see
• WVKS-FM (Toledo) · attraction · Wood · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shine

Other forts & heritage near Shine

• Fort Meigs State Memorial · fort · Wood · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Miamis · fort · Lucas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Bigelow House · fort · Hancock · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fulton County Courthouse · fort · Fulton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pythian Castle · fort · Lucas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hancock County Courthouse · fort · Hancock · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mull Covered Bridge · fort · Sandusky · ~64 km · Must-see
• Toledo Harbor Light · fort · Lucas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Anderson · fort · Sandusky · ~85 km · Must-see
• Paulding County Courthouse · fort · Paulding · ~89 km · Must-see

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