Public Square

Public Square: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Public Square

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Public Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.29459, -90.42776. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Public Square

• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~47 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~51 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~53 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~54 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~59 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~68 km · Must-see
• Vermont Veterans Memorial · fort · Fulton · ~0 km
• Vermont New Lake Dam · lake · McDonough · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Public Square

Other parks near Public Square

• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~98 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~98 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~102 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~105 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~107 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~110 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~113 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~114 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~115 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~128 km · Must-see

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