McCloskey Ruins

McCloskey Ruins: 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 McCloskey Ruins

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 McCloskey Ruins — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.72005, -75.83675. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McCloskey Ruins

• Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge · attraction · Chester · ~6 km · Must-see
• White Clay Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Chester · ~8 km · Must-see
• White Clay Creek State Park · sanctuary · New Castle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Newark Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Memorial Hall · fort · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Middle Run Natural Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ott's Chapel · church · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Iron Hill · viewpoint · New Castle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Shirdi Sai of Delaware · temple · New Castle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Plumpton Park Zoo · sanctuary · Cecil · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wilmington & Western Railroad · museum · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Cuba · fort · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hoopes Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Longwood Gardens · park · New Castle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Longwood Gardens · attraction · Chester · ~27 km · Must-see
• Air Service, Inc. Hangar · fort · New Castle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Winterthur Museum · museum · New Castle · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McCloskey Ruins

Other forts & heritage near McCloskey Ruins

• Memorial Hall · fort · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Cuba · fort · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Air Service, Inc. Hangar · fort · New Castle · ~28 km · Must-see
• First State National Monument · fort · New Castle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Casimir · fort · New Castle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lea-Derrickson House · fort · New Castle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Christina National Historic Landmark · fort · New Castle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Delaware · fort · New Castle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bellevue Range Rear Light · fort · New Castle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort DuPont Historic District · fort · New Castle · ~34 km · Must-see

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