Macklin House

Macklin House: 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 Macklin House

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 Macklin House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.19890, -84.87983. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Macklin House

• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~25 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~25 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Clark · ~29 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Shelby · ~29 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Horse Park · park · Fayette · ~40 km · Must-see
• Man o’ War Memorial · sanctuary · Fayette · ~40 km · Must-see
• Elmer Davis Lake · lake · Switzerland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Douglass Park · park · Fayette · ~45 km · Must-see
• Adena Mound · park · Fayette · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mary Todd Lincoln House · attraction · Fayette · ~46 km · Must-see
• Christ Church Cathedral · church · Fayette · ~47 km · Must-see
• Central Christian Church · church · Fayette · ~47 km · Must-see
• University of Kentucky Arboretum · park · Fayette · ~48 km · Must-see
• Charles Young Park · park · Fayette · ~48 km · Must-see
• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~48 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Macklin House

Other forts & heritage near Macklin House

• Old Fort Harrod State Park · fort · Mercer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fort William · fort · Clark · ~79 km · Must-see
• Prather Site · fort · Clark · ~92 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson · fort · Clark · ~97 km · Must-see
• Old Clarksville Site · fort · Clark · ~99 km · Must-see
• Bullskin Creek Site · fort · Clermont · ~118 km · Must-see
• Hillforest · fort · Dearborn · ~119 km · Must-see
• Grant's Birthplace State Memorial · fort · Clermont · ~120 km · Must-see
• Fort Duffield · fort · Harrison · ~120 km · Must-see
• Ronald Watson Gravel Site · fort · Dearborn · ~120 km · Must-see

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