Old Highway 80

Old Highway 80: 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 Highway 80

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 Highway 80 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.34770, -90.69723. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Highway 80

• Vicksburg National Military Park · park · Warren · ~2 km · Must-see
• Michigan Memorial · fort · Warren · ~17 km · Must-see
• USS Cairo · museum · Warren · ~20 km · Must-see
• Old Court House Museum · museum · Warren · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Warren · ~21 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity · church · Warren · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lower Mississippi River Museum · museum · Warren · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Pierre Site · fort · Warren · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo Lake Dam · lake · Hinds · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Basin Model · attraction · Hinds · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mangum Site · fort · Claiborne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jackson Zoological Park · sanctuary · Hinds · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Hico · lake · Hinds · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Museum of Art · museum · Hinds · ~61 km · Must-see
• The Oaks House Museum · museum · Hinds · ~61 km · Must-see
• Eudora Welty House · museum · Hinds · ~62 km · Must-see
• Jackson Volcano · viewpoint · Hinds · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Highway 80

Other forts & heritage near Old Highway 80

• Michigan Memorial · fort · Warren · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort St. Pierre Site · fort · Warren · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Mound · fort · Hinds · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mangum Site · fort · Claiborne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Holly Bluff Site · fort · Sharkey · ~65 km · Must-see
• Boyd Mound · fort · Madison · ~75 km · Must-see
• Windsor Ruins · fort · Claiborne · ~76 km · Must-see
• Julice Mound · fort · Issaquena · ~77 km · Must-see
• Flowery Mound · fort · Claiborne · ~88 km · Must-see
• Emerald Mound · fort · Adams · ~118 km · Must-see

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