Tornado Memorial

Tornado Memorial: 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 Tornado Memorial

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 Tornado Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.32489, -85.85317. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tornado Memorial

• Boll Weevil Monument · fort · Coffee · ~1 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church of Ozark · church · Dale · ~32 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~50 km · Must-see
• Frank Jackson State Park · park · Covington · ~51 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake Park · beach · Houston · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wiregrass Church · church · Houston · ~55 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs State Park · sanctuary · Barbour · ~62 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Pike · ~67 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~69 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Three Notch Museum · museum · Covington · ~75 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Coffee · ~1 km
• The Depot Museum · museum · Coffee · ~2 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Coffee · ~2 km
• John Moates Lake Dam · lake · Coffee · ~3 km
• Lunsford Pond Dam · lake · Coffee · ~4 km
• Gateway Lake Dam · lake · Coffee · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tornado Memorial

Other forts & heritage near Tornado Memorial

• Boll Weevil Monument · fort · Coffee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Fort Site · fort · Russell · ~145 km · Must-see
• Bell AH-1 Cobra · fort · Dale · ~16 km
• Bell OH-58 Kiowa · fort · Dale · ~16 km
• Boeing CH-47 Chinook · fort · Dale · ~16 km
• Sikorsky EH-60A Black Hawk · fort · Dale · ~16 km
• Ryan U-18B Navion · fort · Dale · ~17 km
• Grumman OV-1B Mohawk · fort · Dale · ~17 km
• Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe · fort · Dale · ~17 km
• Bell OH-58C Kiowa · fort · Dale · ~17 km

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