Battery Laidly

Battery Laidly: 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 Battery Laidly

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 Battery Laidly — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.61556, -82.73599. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Battery Laidly

• Fort De Soto County Park · fort · Pinellas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Egmont Key Light · beach · Hillsborough · ~4 km · Must-see
• Shell Key Preserve · sanctuary · Pinellas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Anna Maria Island · beach · Manatee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Emerson Point Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Palma Sola Botanical Park · park · Manatee · ~17 km · Must-see
• De Soto National Memorial · sanctuary · Manatee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Portavant Mound · fort · Manatee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Neal Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Clam Bayou · beach · Pinellas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site · fort · Manatee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Snead Island · river spot · Manatee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Boyd Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Pinellas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum · museum · Pinellas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle · church · Pinellas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Leffis Key Preserve · park · Manatee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Salvador Dalí Museum · museum · Pinellas · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Battery Laidly

Other forts & heritage near Battery Laidly

• Fort De Soto County Park · fort · Pinellas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Portavant Mound · fort · Manatee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site · fort · Manatee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bay Pines Marina · fort · Pinellas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Harrison · fort · Pinellas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tocobaga Midden · fort · Pinellas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Warm Mineral Spring · fort · Sarasota · ~97 km · Must-see
• Fort Foster State Historic Site · fort · Hillsborough · ~98 km · Must-see
• The Historic Baynard House · fort · Polk · ~132 km · Must-see
• 16-inch Barbette · fort · Pinellas · ~0 km

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