Sunset Avenue

Sunset Avenue: 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 Sunset Avenue

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 Sunset Avenue — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.68529, -82.82429. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Avenue

• Middle Bass Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~2 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~4 km · Must-see
• Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~5 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cave · cave · Ottawa · ~5 km · Must-see
• Green Island Light · attraction · Ottawa · ~7 km · Must-see
• South Bass Island Light · beach · Ottawa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Glacial Grooves Geological Preserve · sanctuary · Erie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Catawba Island State Park · park · Ottawa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kelleys Island State Park · sanctuary · Erie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kelleys Island · river spot · Erie · ~17 km · Must-see
• East Harbor State Park · park · Ottawa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pelee Island · river spot · Southwestern Ontario · ~22 km · Must-see
• African Safari Wildlife Park · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Marblehead Lighthouse · fort · Ottawa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Liberty Aviation Museum · museum · Ottawa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Port Clinton Lakefront Preserve · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sandusky Bay · lake · Ottawa · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Avenue

Other forts & heritage near Sunset Avenue

• Marblehead Lighthouse · fort · Ottawa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Huron Harbor Light · fort · Erie · ~49 km · Must-see
• Toledo Harbor Light · fort · Lucas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Anderson · fort · Sandusky · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bois Blanc Blockhouse · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bellevue House · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~64 km · Must-see
• Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~65 km · Must-see
• Navy Yard Park · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort Malden National Historic Site · fort · Southwestern Ontario · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mull Covered Bridge · fort · Sandusky · ~70 km · Must-see

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