Must-see fort · Fairfield, Ohio
Cross Mound
Cross Mound is a fort in Fairfield, Ohio.
Cross Mound: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Cross Mound
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Cross Mound — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.56239, -82.78516. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Cross Mound
- Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~15 km · Must-see
- M. M. Crites Octagon House · fort · Pickaway · ~17 km · Must-see
- Clear Creek Metro Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~20 km · Must-see
- Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~22 km · Must-see
- Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~22 km · Must-see
- Calamus Swamp · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~23 km · Must-see
- Hocking State Forest · sanctuary · Hocking · ~25 km · Must-see
- Hocking Hills State Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~26 km · Must-see
- Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Hocking · ~27 km · Must-see
- Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~28 km · Must-see
- Slate Run Metro Park · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~29 km · Must-see
- Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption · church · Fairfield · ~29 km · Must-see
- Great Seal State Park · sanctuary · Ross · ~30 km · Must-see
- Old Man's Cave · cave · Hocking · ~32 km · Must-see
- Rose Lake · lake · Hocking · ~33 km · Must-see
- Wesley Chapel · church · Ross · ~33 km · Must-see
- Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~33 km · Must-see
- Ash Cave Recreation Area · cave · Hocking · ~35 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Cross Mound
- M. M. Crites Octagon House · fort · Pickaway · ~17 km · Must-see
- Story Mound State Memorial · fort · Ross · ~38 km · Must-see
- Mount Olive Road Covered Bridge · fort · Vinton · ~44 km · Must-see
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park · fort · Ross · ~47 km · Must-see
- Greenlawn Abbey · fort · Franklin · ~58 km · Must-see
- Leo Petroglyph · fort · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
- Ohio Holocaust And Liberators Memorial · fort · Franklin · ~60 km · Must-see
- Nelsonvile Cross · fort · Athens · ~61 km · Must-see
- Bethel Baptist Church · fort · Licking · ~62 km · Must-see
- Bowman Mill Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~64 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Cross Mound open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Cross Mound yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Cross Mound?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Cross Mound?
Nearby: Burning Indian Mound (viewpoint, 15 km), M. M. Crites Octagon House (fort, 17 km), Clear Creek Metro Park (sanctuary, 20 km), Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve (sanctuary, 22 km), Cantwell Cliffs (viewpoint, 22 km), Calamus Swamp (sanctuary, 23 km).
Is Cross Mound worth visiting?
Cross Mound is listed as a must-see fort in Ohio on Spotwander.