DeLong School

DeLong School: 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 DeLong School

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 DeLong School — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.81539, -90.30555. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near DeLong School

• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~7 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~32 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~48 km · Must-see
• State Historic Site Museum · museum · Henry · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jenny Lind Chapel · church · Scott · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~69 km · Must-see
• WJRE-FM (Kewanee) · attraction · Henry · ~69 km · Must-see
• WKEI-AM (Kewanee) · attraction · Henry · ~69 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~69 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~73 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~74 km · Must-see
• Old Knox County Courthouse · museum · Knox · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of DeLong School

Other forts & heritage near DeLong School

• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~75 km · Must-see
• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~88 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~94 km · Must-see
• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~101 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~118 km · Must-see
• Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~134 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~134 km · Must-see
• East Babylon Road · fort · Fulton · ~32 km

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