Observation Tower

Observation 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 Observation 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 Observation Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.96831, -82.41328. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Observation Tower

• Dawes Arboretum · park · Licking · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~8 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~9 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake · lake · Fairfield · ~9 km · Must-see
• Newark Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~10 km · Must-see
• Octagon Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bryn Du Mansion · fort · Licking · ~16 km · Must-see
• Flint Ridge State Memorial · fort · Licking · ~17 km · Must-see
• Alligator Effigy · fort · Licking · ~17 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~17 km · Must-see
• Avery–Hunter House · fort · Licking · ~18 km · Must-see
• Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · fort · Licking · ~28 km · Must-see
• Burrell Chapel · church · Licking · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dillon State Park · park · Muskingum · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Church · church · Perry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dillon Dam · lake · Muskingum · ~36 km · Must-see
• Morris Woods State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Observation Tower

Other other attractions near Observation Tower

• Large Spindle Piece · attraction · Knox · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ohio Village · attraction · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Modern Head · attraction · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dr. Samuel Mitchel Smith and Sons Memorial Fountain · attraction · Franklin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) · attraction · Franklin · ~77 km · Must-see
• Big Muskie · attraction · Morgan · ~82 km · Must-see
• Site of the tree from the movie Shawshank Redemption, before felling. · attraction · Richland · ~95 km · Must-see
• Rufus Putnam House · attraction · Washington · ~127 km · Must-see
• WPKO-FM (Bellefontaine) · attraction · Logan · ~143 km · Must-see
• Newark-Heath Airport · attraction · Licking · ~9 km

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