2500 Engine

2500 Engine: 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 2500 Engine

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 2500 Engine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.53005, -89.15119. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 2500 Engine

• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~5 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~50 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Temple Church · church · Saint Clair · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lutheran Church of the Redeemer · church · Marion · ~1 km
• First Assembly of God Church · church · Marion · ~1 km
• Centralia Historical Society · museum · Marion · ~2 km
• Demaree United Methodist Church · church · Marion · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of 2500 Engine

Other forts & heritage near 2500 Engine

• Mound 34 · fort · Madison · ~100 km · Must-see
• Mound 72 · fort · Saint Clair · ~101 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~111 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~114 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~119 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~121 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~123 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~125 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~126 km · Must-see

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