Sandy Hook Proving Ground

Sandy Hook Proving Ground: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sandy Hook Proving Ground

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Sandy Hook Proving Ground — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46823, -74.00007. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandy Hook Proving Ground

• Sandy Hook Lighthouse · beach · Monmouth · ~1 km · Must-see
• Gunnison Beach · beach · Monmouth · ~2 km · Must-see
• Halyburton Memorial · fort · Monmouth · ~3 km · Must-see
• Romer Shoal Light · attraction · Monmouth · ~6 km · Must-see
• Huddy Park · park · Monmouth · ~9 km · Must-see
• Highlands of Navesink · viewpoint · Monmouth · ~9 km · Must-see
• All Saints' Memorial Church · church · Monmouth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gateway National Recreation Area · sanctuary · New York · ~12 km · Must-see
• Henry Hudson Trail · sanctuary · Monmouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lower New York Bay · beach · New York · ~13 km · Must-see
• Swinburne Island · sanctuary · New York · ~15 km · Must-see
• Steeplechase Park · park · New York · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint George's By The River Church · church · Monmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park · park · New York · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wonder Wheel · attraction · New York · ~15 km · Must-see
• Luna Park · park · New York · ~15 km · Must-see
• Evil Clown of Middletown · attraction · Monmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Coney Island Cyclone · attraction · New York · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandy Hook Proving Ground

Other forts & heritage near Sandy Hook Proving Ground

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• Fort Tompkins · fort · New York · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Tompkins Light · fort · Hudson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Wadsworth Light · fort · Hudson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Great Beds Light · fort · Middlesex · ~27 km · Must-see
• Church of the Presidents · fort · Monmouth · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Jay · fort · Hudson · ~31 km · Must-see
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