Old Courthouse

Old Courthouse: 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 Old Courthouse

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 Old Courthouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.81394, -96.70776. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Courthouse

• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~2 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~4 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~4 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~5 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Nine Mile Prairie · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Old Courthouse

• Fort Omaha Guardhouse · fort · Pottawattamie · ~104 km · Must-see
• Golden Spike Monument · fort · Pottawattamie · ~107 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson · fort · Pottawattamie · ~115 km · Must-see
• Grand Manse Pavilion · fort · Lancaster · ~0 km
• Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame · fort · Lancaster · ~1 km
• Ferguson Mansion · fort · Lancaster · ~1 km
• Thomas P Kennard House · fort · Lancaster · ~1 km
• Epworth Park Entry Gate · fort · Lancaster · ~5 km
• Fairfield Inn & Suites Lincoln · fort · Lancaster · ~6 km
• William Jennings Bryan · fort · Lancaster · ~6 km

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