Building #280

Building #280: 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 Building #280

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 Building #280 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.50320, -90.27893. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Building #280

• Bohrer County Park · park · Saint Clair · ~8 km · Must-see
• Carondelet Park · park · Saint Louis · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cliff Cave Park · cave · Monroe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Saint Louis · ~8 km · Must-see
• River Des Peres Park · park · Saint Louis · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site · park · Saint Clair · ~10 km · Must-see
• Christy Park · park · Saint Louis · ~11 km · Must-see
• Christy Park · park · Saint Clair · ~11 km · Must-see
• Grant's Farm · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~11 km · Must-see
• Francis Park · park · Saint Louis · ~12 km · Must-see
• Francis Park · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~12 km · Must-see
• Transgender Memorial Garden · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~14 km · Must-see
• Benton Park · park · Saint Louis · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tower Grove Park · park · Saint Louis · ~14 km · Must-see
• Aboussie Park · park · Saint Louis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Missouri Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Missouri Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~16 km · Must-see
• Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum · museum · Saint Clair · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Building #280

Other forts & heritage near Building #280

• Mastodon State Historic Site · fort · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mound 72 · fort · Saint Clair · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~55 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~59 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~63 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~66 km · Must-see

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