Dry Dock

Dry Dock: 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 Dry Dock

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 Dry Dock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.39535, -91.37418. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dry Dock

• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~21 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~55 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~55 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~61 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lock Operating Shelter · fort · Hancock · ~0 km
• Lock & Dam No. 19 Historic District · fort · Lee · ~0 km
• Pneumatic Hoist Tower · fort · Hancock · ~0 km
• Ladies Restroom and Lockman's Shop · fort · Hancock · ~0 km
• Old Lock Operator's House · fort · Hancock · ~0 km
• Old Lock · sanctuary · Hancock · ~0 km

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Other forts & heritage near Dry Dock

• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~107 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~124 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~133 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~133 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~139 km · Must-see
• Lock Operating Shelter · fort · Hancock · ~0 km
• Lock & Dam No. 19 Historic District · fort · Lee · ~0 km
• Pneumatic Hoist Tower · fort · Hancock · ~0 km
• Ladies Restroom and Lockman's Shop · fort · Hancock · ~0 km
• Old Lock Operator's House · fort · Hancock · ~0 km

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