Blockhouse

Blockhouse: 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 Blockhouse

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 Blockhouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.29083, -89.52625. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blockhouse

• Fort D · fort · Alexander · ~0 km · Must-see
• Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Alexander · ~9 km · Must-see
• Devil's Island Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Cape Girardeau · ~12 km · Must-see
• McKendree Chapel · church · Alexander · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jackson Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~20 km · Must-see
• Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~24 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Scott · ~27 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area · lake · Alexander · ~31 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Alexander · ~34 km · Must-see
• Trail of Tears State Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bird Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~41 km · Must-see
• Clear Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~42 km · Must-see
• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pomona Natural Bridge · sanctuary · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~54 km · Must-see
• Little Grand Canyon · sanctuary · Jackson · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blockhouse

Other forts & heritage near Blockhouse

• Fort D · fort · Alexander · ~0 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Defiance · fort · West Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wickliffe Mounds · fort · West Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort Jefferson · fort · West Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Massac · fort · McCracken · ~95 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Tilghman Memorial · fort · McCracken · ~105 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson · fort · McCracken · ~106 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~123 km · Must-see

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