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Earth: 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 Earth

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 Earth — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.58538, -81.08108. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Earth

• Graham Field, Footville Park · park · Ashtabula · ~15 km · Must-see
• Geauga Park District · sanctuary · Geauga · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Mountain · viewpoint · Geauga · ~21 km · Must-see
• Punderson State Park · lake · Geauga · ~22 km · Must-see
• Holden Arboretum · sanctuary · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gildersleeve Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Historic Kirtland · museum · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• James A Garfield National Historic Site · sanctuary · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Finnish Heritage Museum · museum · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse · museum · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• LaDue Reservoir · lake · Geauga · ~32 km · Must-see
• West Breakwater Light · fort · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Park · park · Ashtabula · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chagrin Falls · waterfall · Cuyahoga · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mantua Swamp · sanctuary · Portage · ~43 km · Must-see
• Geauga Lake · lake · Geauga · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Creek Lake · lake · Trumbull · ~45 km · Must-see
• Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage · museum · Cuyahoga · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Earth

Other forts & heritage near Earth

• West Breakwater Light · fort · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• James A Garfield Memorial · fort · Cuyahoga · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ashtabula Harbor Light · fort · Ashtabula · ~55 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument · fort · Cuyahoga · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light · fort · Cuyahoga · ~67 km · Must-see
• Haines House · fort · Stark · ~92 km · Must-see
• President William McKinley National Memorial · fort · Stark · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lorain West Breakwater Light · fort · Lorain · ~116 km · Must-see
• John Brown Tannery Site · fort · Crawford · ~119 km · Must-see
• Sommerheim Park Archaeological District · fort · Erie · ~122 km · Must-see

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