Highland

Highland: 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 Highland

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 Highland — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.98273, -78.45609. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Highland

• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~0 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~4 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~5 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~6 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~9 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~34 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~49 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Highland

Other forts & heritage near Highland

• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~9 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~109 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~112 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~116 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~120 km · Must-see
• Bryan Park · fort · Richmond · ~121 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~126 km · Must-see
• Site of J.E.B Stuart's Death · fort · Richmond · ~127 km · Must-see
• The Almshouse · fort · Richmond · ~128 km · Must-see
• Virginia Women's Monument · fort · Richmond · ~128 km · Must-see

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