Shaffer House

Shaffer 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 Shaffer 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 Shaffer House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.04186, -78.51047. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaffer House

• Old Bedford Village · fort · Bedford · ~0 km · Must-see
• The Coffee Pot · attraction · Bedford · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Bedford Museum · museum · Bedford · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kinton Knob · viewpoint · Bedford · ~6 km · Must-see
• Evitts Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~13 km · Must-see
• Shawnee State Park · park · Bedford · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tussey Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~16 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 97 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~18 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 48 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Front Hawk Watch · viewpoint · Bedford · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grand View Point Hotel · viewpoint · Bedford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Martin Hill · viewpoint · Allegany · ~27 km · Must-see
• Martin Hill · viewpoint · Bedford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dunning Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~29 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 261 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~29 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 41 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wills Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shaffer House

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• Fort Loudoun · fort · Franklin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill Site · fort · Westmoreland · ~77 km · Must-see
• Fort Roberdeau · fort · Blair · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederick State Park · fort · Washington · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fort Ligonier · fort · Westmoreland · ~82 km · Must-see
• Historic Franklin County Jail · fort · Franklin · ~92 km · Must-see
• Doubleday Hill Monument · fort · Washington · ~96 km · Must-see

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