Fort Putnam

Fort Putnam: 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 Fort Putnam

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 Fort Putnam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.38998, -73.96382. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fort Putnam

• Lusk Reservoir · lake · Orange · ~0 km · Must-see
• Westpoint Cadet Chapel · church · Orange · ~0 km · Must-see
• West Point Jewish Chapel · church · Orange · ~0 km · Must-see
• Most Holy Trinity Chapel · church · Orange · ~1 km · Must-see
• Washington Monument · attraction · Orange · ~1 km · Must-see
• Thayer Statue · attraction · Orange · ~1 km · Must-see
• Trophy Point · park · Orange · ~1 km · Must-see
• Kosciuszko’s Garden · park · Orange · ~1 km · Must-see
• Kosciuszko Monument · fort · Orange · ~1 km · Must-see
• Constitution Island · river spot · Putnam · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Philips Church · church · Putnam · ~3 km · Must-see
• Crows Nest · viewpoint · Orange · ~3 km · Must-see
• Hudson Highlands State Park · sanctuary · Putnam · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Hill · viewpoint · Putnam · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bog Meadow Pond · lake · Orange · ~5 km · Must-see
• Storm King State Park · sanctuary · Orange · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Putnam · ~7 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Forest · sanctuary · Orange · ~7 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fort Putnam

Other forts & heritage near Fort Putnam

• Kosciuszko Monument · fort · Orange · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Montgomery · fort · Bergen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bannerman Castle · fort · Dutchess · ~10 km · Must-see
• Jacob Sloat House · fort · Rockland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ringwood Manor Historic District · fort · Passaic · ~46 km · Must-see
• Skylands Manor · fort · Passaic · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Stamford · fort · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~58 km · Must-see
• Untermyer Park · fort · Bergen · ~59 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt Monument · fort · Bergen · ~64 km · Must-see
• Thomas Paine Monument · fort · Westchester · ~66 km · Must-see

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