Battery Walcott

Battery Walcott: 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 Battery Walcott

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 Battery Walcott — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.59401, -70.90091. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Battery Walcott

• Clark's Point Light · fort · Bristol · ~0 km · Must-see
• Acushnet Fort · fort · Bristol · ~0 km · Must-see
• Butler Flats Light · beach · Bristol · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hazelwood Park · park · Bristol · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Phoenix · fort · Bristol · ~4 km · Must-see
• Palmers Island Light · fort · Bristol · ~5 km · Must-see
• St. John the Baptist Church · church · Bristol · ~5 km · Must-see
• Unitarian Memorial Church · church · Bristol · ~6 km · Must-see
• Seamen's Bethel · church · Bristol · ~6 km · Must-see
• New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center · church · Bristol · ~6 km · Must-see
• Buttonwood Park Zoo · sanctuary · Bristol · ~7 km · Must-see
• Round Hill · viewpoint · Bristol · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dumpling Rocks Light · beach · Bristol · ~8 km · Must-see
• Nasketucket Bay State Reservation · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~9 km · Must-see
• St. Anthony of Padue · church · Bristol · ~10 km · Must-see
• Slocums River Reserve · sanctuary · Bristol · ~12 km · Must-see
• Demarest Lloyd State Park · sanctuary · Bristol · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ned'S Point Light · beach · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Battery Walcott

Other forts & heritage near Battery Walcott

• Clark's Point Light · fort · Bristol · ~0 km · Must-see
• Acushnet Fort · fort · Bristol · ~0 km · Must-see
• Fort Phoenix · fort · Bristol · ~4 km · Must-see
• Palmers Island Light · fort · Bristol · ~5 km · Must-see
• Nobska Point Light · fort · Barnstable · ~28 km · Must-see
• West Chop Light · fort · Dukes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bristol Ferry Light · fort · Bristol · ~38 km · Must-see
• Paradise School · fort · Newport · ~40 km · Must-see
• Boyd's Windmill · fort · Newport · ~40 km · Must-see
• Newport Tower · fort · Newport · ~45 km · Must-see

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