B-52

B-52: 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 B-52

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 B-52 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.73942, -93.55884. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near B-52

• Knob Noster State Park · park · Johnson · ~5 km · Must-see
• KMOS-TV (Sedalia) · church · Pettis · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bothwell Lodge State Historical Site · park · Pettis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wagon Knob · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~52 km · Must-see
• Powell Gardens · park · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman State Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~72 km · Must-see
• Harry S. Truman Reservoir · lake · St. Clair · ~75 km · Must-see
• General Dynamics FB-111A · fort · Johnson · ~1 km
• A-10 · fort · Johnson · ~2 km
• Boeing SB-29 Superfortress · fort · Johnson · ~2 km
• Campbell Lake Dam · lake · Johnson · ~3 km
• Lake Buteo Dam · lake · Johnson · ~3 km
• Foffel Lake · lake · Johnson · ~4 km
• Clearfork Lake Dam · lake · Johnson · ~4 km
• Jaeger Lake Dam · lake · Johnson · ~9 km
• Shumate Lake Dam · lake · Johnson · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of B-52

Other forts & heritage near B-52

• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~72 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fort Orleans · fort · Saline · ~81 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fort Osage National Historic Site · fort · Jackson · ~93 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~99 km · Must-see
• Fort de Cavagnial · fort · Wyandotte · ~131 km · Must-see
• Quindaro Townsite · fort · Wyandotte · ~132 km · Must-see
• J.W. "Blind Boone" Home · fort · Boone · ~136 km · Must-see

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