Purdy School

Purdy School: 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 Purdy School

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 Purdy School — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.74572, -89.08915. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Purdy School

• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~4 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Williamson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Little Grassy Marina · lake · Williamson · ~15 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Goddard Chapel · church · Williamson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen Lake · lake · Williamson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Panther Den Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Ballard · ~22 km · Must-see
• Giant City State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pomona Natural Bridge · sanctuary · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ferne Clyffe State Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little Grand Canyon · sanctuary · Jackson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Purdy School

Other forts & heritage near Purdy School

• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort D · fort · Alexander · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fort Massac · fort · McCracken · ~95 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~95 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson · fort · McCracken · ~105 km · Must-see
• Fort Defiance · fort · West Tennessee · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Tilghman Memorial · fort · McCracken · ~106 km · Must-see
• Wickliffe Mounds · fort · West Tennessee · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fort Jefferson · fort · West Tennessee · ~110 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~116 km · Must-see

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