South Square

South Square: 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 South Square

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 South Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.37716, -92.92331. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near South Square

• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~41 km · Must-see
• SPAM Museum · museum · Mower · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jay C Hormel Nature Center · park · Mower · ~42 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~43 km · Must-see
• KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~50 km · Must-see
• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pickerel Lake Park · lake · Freeborn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~62 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~71 km · Must-see
• St Ansgar Heritage Museum · museum · Mitchell · ~0 km
• Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Falk Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Mitchell · ~14 km
• Cedar Valley Memories Museum · museum · Mitchell · ~16 km
• Stacyville Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of South Square

Other forts & heritage near South Square

• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~105 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~115 km · Must-see
• Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock · fort · Mitchell · ~1 km
• Rock Island Caboose · fort · Worth · ~31 km
• Iowa Northern Railway · fort · Floyd · ~34 km
• Brewery · fort · Cerro Gordo · ~38 km
• East Park Band Shell · fort · Cerro Gordo · ~41 km
• Dr. G.C. Stockman House · fort · Cerro Gordo · ~41 km
• Civil War Monument · fort · Cerro Gordo · ~42 km
• Veteran's Memorial · fort · Cerro Gordo · ~42 km

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