Anchor

Anchor: 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 Anchor

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 Anchor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.82962, -87.38426. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Anchor

• Potawatomi State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse · church · Door · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Point Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bayshore Blufflands State Natural Area · sanctuary · Door · ~15 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Dunes State Park · lake · Door · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Door · ~24 km · Must-see
• Peshtigo Reef Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~26 km · Must-see
• Algoma Lighthouse · beach · Kewaunee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Green Island Lighthouse · beach · Marinette · ~33 km · Must-see
• Krohns Lake · lake · Kewaunee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve · lake · Door · ~38 km · Must-see
• East Alaska Lake · lake · Kewaunee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Baileys Harbor Bird Cage Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~42 km · Must-see
• The Ridges Sanctuary · sanctuary · Door · ~45 km · Must-see
• Stephenson Island · lake · Marinette · ~45 km · Must-see
• Riverside Site · fort · Marinette · ~47 km · Must-see
• Peninsula State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~48 km · Must-see
• Peshtigo Fire Cemetery · museum · Marinette · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Anchor

Other forts & heritage near Anchor

• Sherwood Point Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~10 km · Must-see
• Baileys Harbor Bird Cage Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~42 km · Must-see
• Riverside Site · fort · Marinette · ~47 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluff Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~49 km · Must-see
• Chambers Island Lighthouse · fort · Door · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kewaunee Pierhead Light · fort · Kewaunee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Howard Park · fort · Brown · ~75 km · Must-see
• Rawley Point Lighthouse · fort · Manitowoc · ~87 km · Must-see
• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~98 km · Must-see
• Frankfort North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~115 km · Must-see

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