Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial: 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 Veterans Memorial

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 Veterans Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.03650, -86.02388. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Veterans Memorial

• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~0 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~3 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~6 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~25 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~27 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~33 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~36 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~39 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~54 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~56 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~57 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Veterans Memorial

Other forts & heritage near Veterans Memorial

• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~57 km · Must-see
• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Payne Main Street Historic District · fort · DeKalb · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker · fort · East Tennessee · ~118 km · Must-see
• Belle Mina · fort · Limestone · ~130 km · Must-see
• Wilder Brigade Monument · fort · East Tennessee · ~149 km · Must-see
• Main Battle Tank · fort · Etowah · ~0 km
• Iroquois (Huey) Helicopter · fort · Etowah · ~0 km
• Noccalula Statue · fort · Etowah · ~1 km
• Mort Glosser Amphitheater · fort · Etowah · ~5 km

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