Lighthouse

Lighthouse: 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 Lighthouse

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 Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.86167, -96.66517. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lighthouse

• Eisenhower State Park · park · Grayson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Texoma · lake · Marshall · ~18 km · Must-see
• Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum · museum · Grayson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower Brithplace State Historic Site · park · Grayson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Washita · fort · Bryan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Three Valley Museum · museum · Bryan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Durant Dixon Park · park · Bryan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Johnston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort McCulloch · fort · Bryan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Murray Dam · lake · Love · ~53 km · Must-see
• Leeper Lake · lake · Cooke · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Buck Creek Unit · lake · Grayson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Frank Buck Zoo · sanctuary · Cooke · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonham Beach Area · lake · Fannin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake · lake · Cooke · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Jordan Unit · lake · Denton · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bonham State Park · sanctuary · Fannin · ~74 km · Must-see
• North Island · river spot · Marshall · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lighthouse

Other forts & heritage near Lighthouse

• Fort Washita · fort · Bryan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort McCulloch · fort · Bryan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~104 km · Must-see
• Eiffel Tower · fort · Lamar · ~135 km · Must-see
• Fink · fort · Grayson · ~9 km
• 1931 Free Bridge Controversy · fort · Grayson · ~16 km
• Colbert's Ferry · fort · Grayson · ~16 km
• Coffman Cemetery · fort · Grayson · ~16 km
• Colbert's Ferry · fort · Bryan · ~18 km
• Cold Springs Log Cabin School · fort · Grayson · ~20 km

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