Bloomington

Bloomington: 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 Bloomington

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 Bloomington — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.99329, -77.99442. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bloomington

• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~35 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~49 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~50 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~51 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~53 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~56 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~58 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bloomington

Other forts & heritage near Bloomington

• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bryan Park · fort · Richmond · ~80 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~81 km · Must-see
• Site of J.E.B Stuart's Death · fort · Richmond · ~87 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~87 km · Must-see
• The Almshouse · fort · Richmond · ~87 km · Must-see
• Virginia Women's Monument · fort · Richmond · ~88 km · Must-see
• Virginia Washington Monument · fort · Richmond · ~88 km · Must-see
• Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District · fort · Richmond · ~91 km · Must-see

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