Fort Pelham

Fort Pelham: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Fort Pelham

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Fort Pelham — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.70582, -72.89561. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fort Pelham

• Rowe State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hail to the Sunrise · fort · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Harriman Dam · lake · Windham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Crum Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Institute · viewpoint · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pocumtuck Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bakke Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Clarksburg State Park · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Borden Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Park · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bridge of Flowers · attraction · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Massaemett Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Molly Stark State Park · sanctuary · Windham · ~22 km · Must-see
• Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art · museum · Berkshire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bear Swamp · sanctuary · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum · museum · Berkshire · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fort Pelham

Other forts & heritage near Fort Pelham

• Hail to the Sunrise · fort · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Stafford Hill Memorial · fort · Berkshire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Dummer · fort · Cheshire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Naumkeag Garden · fort · Berkshire · ~72 km · Must-see
• Albany Pump Station · fort · Albany · ~87 km · Must-see
• Fort Orange · fort · Albany · ~88 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederick · fort · Bennington · ~88 km · Must-see
• Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin · fort · Rensselaer · ~89 km · Must-see
• East Granby Historic District · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~107 km · Must-see
• Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site · fort · Albany · ~110 km · Must-see

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