Mine Silo

Mine Silo: 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 Mine Silo

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 Mine Silo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.19504, -78.22026. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mine Silo

• Warriors Path State Park · park · Bedford · ~4 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 261 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rays Hill · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Trough Creek State Park · sanctuary · Huntingdon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tussey Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~22 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 41 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sideling Hill · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dunning Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Evitts Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Butler Knob · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~30 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 147 · sanctuary · Blair · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rockhill Trolley Museum · museum · Huntingdon · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~37 km · Must-see
• Williamsburg Sportsmens Park · viewpoint · Blair · ~37 km · Must-see
• Buchanan State Forest · sanctuary · Fulton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Old Bedford Village · fort · Bedford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ritchey Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mine Silo

Other forts & heritage near Mine Silo

• Old Bedford Village · fort · Bedford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve · fort · Blair · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Roberdeau · fort · Blair · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Loudoun · fort · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Historic Franklin County Jail · fort · Franklin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Johnstown Inclined Plane · fort · Cambria · ~77 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris · fort · Cumberland · ~78 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederick State Park · fort · Washington · ~84 km · Must-see
• Fort Granville · fort · Mifflin · ~85 km · Must-see
• Doubleday Hill Monument · fort · Washington · ~93 km · Must-see

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