Sun Circle

Sun Circle: 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 Sun Circle

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 Sun Circle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.30101, -111.00761. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sun Circle

• KCMT-FM (Green Valley) · viewpoint · Pima · ~2 km · Must-see
• Silverbell Lake · lake · Pima · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rillito Park and Racetrack · park · Pima · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tohono Chul · park · Pima · ~6 km · Must-see
• St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church · church · Pima · ~8 km · Must-see
• Miracle Mile Historic District · attraction · Pima · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tucson Arizona Temple · church · Pima · ~9 km · Must-see
• Valley of the Moon · fort · Pima · ~9 km · Must-see
• KVOI-AM (Cortaro) · attraction · Pima · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tucson Chinese Christian Church · church · Pima · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chabad at the University of Arizona · museum · Pima · ~11 km · Must-see
• Arizona State Museum · museum · Pima · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sosa–Carillo House · museum · Pima · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustine Cathedral · church · Pima · ~12 km · Must-see
• Catalina American Baptist Church · church · Pima · ~12 km · Must-see
• El Tiradito · attraction · Pima · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Pima · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pusch Ridge · viewpoint · Pima · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sun Circle

Other forts & heritage near Sun Circle

• Valley of the Moon · fort · Pima · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tubac Presidio · fort · Santa Cruz · ~96 km · Must-see
• Tumacácori Mission · fort · Santa Cruz · ~102 km · Must-see
• Calabazas Mission · fort · Santa Cruz · ~118 km · Must-see
• Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate · fort · Cochise · ~122 km · Must-see
• Guevavi Mission · fort · Santa Cruz · ~125 km · Must-see
• Fort Grant · fort · Graham · ~132 km · Must-see
• Murray Springs Clovis Site · fort · Cochise · ~141 km · Must-see
• Saguarohenge · fort · Pima · ~4 km
• Paul Laurence Dunbar School (historic) · fort · Pima · ~10 km

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