Flag Tower

Flag Tower: 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 Flag Tower

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 Flag Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.14583, -81.37324. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flag Tower

• The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort · attraction · Glynn · ~1 km · Must-see
• St. Simons Island Light · beach · Glynn · ~3 km · Must-see
• Gascoigne Bluff · viewpoint · Glynn · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Horton House · fort · Glynn · ~8 km · Must-see
• Marshes of Glynn · sanctuary · Glynn · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica National Monument · fort · Glynn · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica · fort · Glynn · ~11 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island · beach · Glynn · ~12 km · Must-see
• Faith Chapel · church · Glynn · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jekyll Island Museum · museum · Glynn · ~13 km · Must-see
• Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) · fort · Camden · ~24 km · Must-see
• Butler Island Plantation · sanctuary · McIntosh · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort King George Historic Site · fort · McIntosh · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sapelo Island Light · beach · McIntosh · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Island · beach · Camden · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrington · fort · McIntosh · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Clinch · fort · Camden · ~62 km · Must-see
• Amelia Island Light · beach · Nassau · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Flag Tower

Other forts & heritage near Flag Tower

• The Horton House · fort · Glynn · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica National Monument · fort · Glynn · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederica · fort · Glynn · ~11 km · Must-see
• Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) · fort · Camden · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort King George Historic Site · fort · McIntosh · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrington · fort · McIntosh · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Clinch · fort · Camden · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris State Historic Site · fort · Liberty · ~87 km · Must-see
• Fort George Island Cultural State Park · fort · Duval · ~100 km · Must-see
• St. John's River Lighthouse · fort · Duval · ~105 km · Must-see

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