Gilmer County

Gilmer County: 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 Gilmer County

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 Gilmer County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.87704, -80.70566. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gilmer County

• Burnsville Lake · lake · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Burnsville Lake · lake · Braxton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Stonewall Jackson Lake · lake · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sutton Lake · lake · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sutton Lake · lake · Braxton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Glass in West Virginia · museum · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Alberts Chapel · church · Jackson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jackson's Mill · museum · Washington · ~40 km · Must-see
• Stonecoal Reservoir · lake · Lewis · ~40 km · Must-see
• West Virginia Wildlife Center · sanctuary · Upshur · ~43 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Lake · lake · Harrison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ritchie Mines Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Ritchie · ~60 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bull Knob · viewpoint · Webster · ~61 km · Must-see
• North Bend Lake · lake · Washington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Center Branch Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Harrison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~67 km · Must-see
• Stealey-Goff-Vance House · fort · Harrison · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pinnickinnick Mountain · viewpoint · Harrison · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gilmer County

Other forts & heritage near Gilmer County

• Stealey-Goff-Vance House · fort · Harrison · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fort Marrow · fort · Randolph · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fort Boreman · fort · Washington · ~107 km · Must-see
• Fort Harmar Monument · fort · Washington · ~110 km · Must-see
• The Anchorage · fort · Washington · ~111 km · Must-see
• W. P. Snyder Jr. · fort · Washington · ~111 km · Must-see
• Fort Scammon · fort · Kanawha · ~126 km · Must-see
• Grave Creek Mound · fort · Belmont · ~145 km · Must-see
• Ashby's Hill · fort · Garrett · ~147 km · Must-see
• Hobson Site · fort · Meigs · ~149 km · Must-see

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