Control Station

Control Station: 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 Control Station

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 Control Station — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.94106, -90.53476. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Control Station

• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~32 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~57 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~62 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~73 km · Must-see
• La Grange Lock and Dam Historic District · fort · Brown · ~0 km
• Tainter Gate · lake · Brown · ~0 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Control Station

Other forts & heritage near Control Station

• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~37 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~85 km · Must-see
• Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~86 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Tomb · fort · Sangamon · ~95 km · Must-see

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