Matthew

Matthew: 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 Matthew

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 Matthew — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.79057, -79.43607. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Matthew

• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~1 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~1 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~15 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~20 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rich Hole Wilderness · sanctuary · Alleghany · ~25 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~25 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~26 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rough Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bath · ~34 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~35 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~37 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Matthew

Other forts & heritage near Matthew

• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~73 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~96 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~104 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fort Marrow · fort · Randolph · ~134 km · Must-see
• Virginia Military Institute Historic District · fort · Lexington · ~0 km
• Lexington Historic District · fort · Lexington · ~1 km
• Cedar Hill · fort · Rockbridge · ~11 km
• Maury Monument · fort · Preston · ~20 km

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