John Ritchie House

John Ritchie House: 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 John Ritchie House

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 John Ritchie House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.04274, -95.67209. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John Ritchie House

• Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Sumner Elementary School · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Great Overland Station · museum · Shawnee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Washburn Park · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Westboro Baptist Church · church · Shawnee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Topeka Zoo · church · Shawnee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Doran Rock Garden · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kansas Museum of History · museum · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research · museum · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Vaquero Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park · lake · Shawnee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Constitution Hall State Historic Site · sanctuary · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of John Ritchie House

Other forts & heritage near John Ritchie House

• Stewart's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Franklin's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Wakarusa · fort · Douglas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~93 km · Must-see
• J.B. Mahaffie House and Stagecoach Stop · fort · Johnson · ~96 km · Must-see
• Fort de Cavagnial · fort · Wyandotte · ~108 km · Must-see
• Quindaro Townsite · fort · Wyandotte · ~110 km · Must-see
• Anderson County Courthouse · fort · Anderson · ~116 km · Must-see
• Fort Plymouth · fort · Brown · ~127 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~133 km · Must-see

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