Shooting Star

Shooting Star: 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 Shooting Star

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 Shooting Star — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.43973, -81.73794. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shooting Star

• Brookside Reservation · park · Cuyahoga · ~2 km · Must-see
• The Little Dipper · temple · Cuyahoga · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo · sanctuary · Cuyahoga · ~3 km · Must-see
• A Christmas Story House Museum · museum · Cuyahoga · ~7 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Yacht Club · sanctuary · Cuyahoga · ~8 km · Must-see
• Irishtown Bend · viewpoint · Cuyahoga · ~8 km · Must-see
• Greater Cleveland Aquarium · sanctuary · Cuyahoga · ~9 km · Must-see
• Public Square · park · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument · fort · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church · church · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light · fort · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Mall · park · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• Willard Park · park · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• Great Lakes Science Center · museum · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum · museum · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• SS William G. Mather · museum · Cuyahoga · ~11 km · Must-see
• Shiva Vishnu Hindu Temple of Greater Cleveland · temple · Cuyahoga · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shooting Star

Other forts & heritage near Shooting Star

• Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument · fort · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light · fort · Cuyahoga · ~10 km · Must-see
• James A Garfield Memorial · fort · Cuyahoga · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lorain West Breakwater Light · fort · Lorain · ~47 km · Must-see
• West Breakwater Light · fort · Lake · ~66 km · Must-see
• Huron Harbor Light · fort · Erie · ~84 km · Must-see
• President William McKinley National Memorial · fort · Stark · ~95 km · Must-see
• Haines House · fort · Stark · ~98 km · Must-see
• Marblehead Lighthouse · fort · Ottawa · ~102 km · Must-see
• Fort Laurens Museum · fort · Tuscarawas · ~115 km · Must-see

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