Blue Hen Farm

Blue Hen Farm: 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 Blue Hen Farm

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 Blue Hen Farm — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.69581, -75.76650. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Hen Farm

• Newark Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~2 km · Must-see
• Memorial Hall · fort · New Castle · ~3 km · Must-see
• White Clay Creek State Park · sanctuary · New Castle · ~5 km · Must-see
• Middle Run Natural Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~7 km · Must-see
• White Clay Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Chester · ~7 km · Must-see
• Iron Hill · viewpoint · New Castle · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ott's Chapel · church · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Shirdi Sai of Delaware · temple · New Castle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge · attraction · Chester · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wilmington & Western Railroad · museum · New Castle · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Cuba · fort · New Castle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hoopes Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Air Service, Inc. Hangar · fort · New Castle · ~20 km · Must-see
• First State National Monument · fort · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• New Castle Court House Museum · museum · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Casimir · fort · New Castle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Old New Castle - Pennsville Ferry Wharf · beach · New Castle · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Hen Farm

Other forts & heritage near Blue Hen Farm

• Memorial Hall · fort · New Castle · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Cuba · fort · New Castle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Air Service, Inc. Hangar · fort · New Castle · ~20 km · Must-see
• First State National Monument · fort · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Casimir · fort · New Castle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Christina National Historic Landmark · fort · New Castle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lea-Derrickson House · fort · New Castle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Delaware · fort · New Castle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort DuPont Historic District · fort · New Castle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bellevue Range Rear Light · fort · New Castle · ~27 km · Must-see

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