Building 16/Observer Tower

Building 16/Observer Tower: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Building 16/Observer Tower

Season: October to February.

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 Building 16/Observer Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.97180, -77.48554. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Building 16/Observer Tower

• KLWX NEXRAD Radar · attraction · Loudoun · ~1 km · Must-see
• Frying Pan Farm Park · park · Montgomery · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sully Historic Site · park · Fairfax · ~11 km · Must-see
• Foamhenge · attraction · Fairfax · ~13 km · Must-see
• McLean Bible Church · church · Loudoun · ~14 km · Must-see
• Elklick Woodlands Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Anne · lake · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park · park · Fairfax · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ellanor C. Lawrence Park · park · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Algonkian Regional Park · park · Montgomery · ~17 km · Must-see
• Algonkian Regional Park · sanctuary · Loudoun · ~17 km · Must-see
• The River of Blood · fort · Montgomery · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hogback Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~22 km · Must-see
• Stone House · attraction · Prince William · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church Archeological Site · church · Montgomery · ~22 km · Must-see
• Meadowlark Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Fairfax · ~22 km · Must-see
• Meadowlark Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock · attraction · Montgomery · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Building 16/Observer Tower

Other other attractions near Building 16/Observer Tower

• KLWX NEXRAD Radar · attraction · Loudoun · ~1 km · Must-see
• Foamhenge · attraction · Fairfax · ~13 km · Must-see
• Stone House · attraction · Prince William · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock · attraction · Montgomery · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kryptos · attraction · Fairfax · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beth-El Congregation of Montgomery County · attraction · Montgomery · ~41 km · Must-see
• Artemas Ward Statue · attraction · District of Columbia · ~43 km · Must-see
• United States Marine Corps War Memorial · attraction · Arlington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Civil War Unknowns Monument · attraction · Arlington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Statue · attraction · District of Columbia · ~48 km · Must-see

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