Auxiliary Lock

Auxiliary Lock: 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 Auxiliary Lock

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 Auxiliary Lock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.90392, -91.42885. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Auxiliary Lock

• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~44 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~51 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~52 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~58 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~58 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~72 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~74 km · Must-see
• Central Control Station · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Esplanade · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Lock No. 21 · lake · Adams · ~0 km
• Guard Wall · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Dam No. 21 · lake · Marion · ~0 km

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• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~118 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~135 km · Must-see
• Central Control Station · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Esplanade · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Guard Wall · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Downtown Quincy Historic District · fort · Adams · ~5 km

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