Old Main

Old Main: 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 Main

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 Main — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.05374, -83.65148. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Main

• Mazza Museum · museum · Hancock · ~0 km · Must-see
• Hancock County Courthouse · fort · Hancock · ~2 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Hancock · ~2 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Bigelow House · fort · Hancock · ~3 km · Must-see
• Van Buren State Park · lake · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• WBVI-FM (Fostoria) · attraction · Hancock · ~19 km · Must-see
• WKXA-FM (Findlay) · lake · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sheriden Cave · cave · Wyandot · ~24 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church · church · Wyandot · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bluffton Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Allen · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wood County Museum · museum · Wood · ~41 km · Must-see
• Black Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Wood · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wintergarden Nature Preserve · park · Wood · ~43 km · Must-see
• Carter Park · park · Wood · ~44 km · Must-see
• WTTF-FM (Tiffin) · attraction · Seneca · ~44 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Woods Preserve · sanctuary · Wood · ~44 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Wood · ~45 km · Must-see
• Warren E. Steller Field · park · Wood · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Main

Other forts & heritage near Old Main

• Hancock County Courthouse · fort · Hancock · ~2 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Bigelow House · fort · Hancock · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mull Covered Bridge · fort · Sandusky · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lima Stadium · fort · Allen · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Meigs State Memorial · fort · Wood · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fort Miamis · fort · Lucas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Anderson · fort · Sandusky · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fort Amanda State Park · fort · Auglaize · ~83 km · Must-see
• Pythian Castle · fort · Lucas · ~84 km · Must-see
• Fulton County Courthouse · fort · Fulton · ~85 km · Must-see

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