Fort Wetherill

Fort Wetherill: 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 Wetherill

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 Wetherill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.47845, -71.36689. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fort Wetherill

• Battery Varnum · fort · Newport · ~1 km · Must-see
• Castle Hill Lighthouse · church · Newport · ~2 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Museum · museum · Newport · ~3 km · Must-see
• Artillery Park · park · Newport · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Adams State Park · fort · Newport · ~3 km · Must-see
• Conanicut Battery National Historic Park · park · Newport · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Getty Park · fort · Newport · ~3 km · Must-see
• Rose Island Lighthouse · fort · Newport · ~3 km · Must-see
• Rose Island · river spot · Newport · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Wolcott · fort · Newport · ~4 km · Must-see
• Beavertail State Park · sanctuary · Newport · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ida Lewis Rock Light · fort · Newport · ~4 km · Must-see
• Newport Harbor Light · museum · Newport · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dutch Island Light · fort · Newport · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rochambeau Statue and Monument · fort · Newport · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dutch Island · sanctuary · Newport · ~5 km · Must-see
• Gull Rocks · river spot · Newport · ~5 km · Must-see
• Brenton Reef · beach · Newport · ~5 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fort Wetherill

Other forts & heritage near Fort Wetherill

• Battery Varnum · fort · Newport · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Adams State Park · fort · Newport · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Getty Park · fort · Newport · ~3 km · Must-see
• Rose Island Lighthouse · fort · Newport · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Wolcott · fort · Newport · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ida Lewis Rock Light · fort · Newport · ~4 km · Must-see
• Dutch Island Light · fort · Newport · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rochambeau Statue and Monument · fort · Newport · ~5 km · Must-see
• Beavertail Light · fort · Newport · ~5 km · Must-see
• Vernon House · fort · Newport · ~6 km · Must-see

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