Merestone

Merestone: 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 Merestone

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 Merestone — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.76276, -75.74884. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Merestone

• White Clay Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Chester · ~3 km · Must-see
• White Clay Creek State Park · sanctuary · New Castle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Middle Run Natural Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Newark Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Cuba · fort · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Memorial Hall · fort · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wilmington & Western Railroad · museum · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hoopes Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge · attraction · Chester · ~14 km · Must-see
• Winterthur Museum · museum · New Castle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Longwood Gardens · park · New Castle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Longwood Gardens · attraction · Chester · ~17 km · Must-see
• Iron Hill · viewpoint · New Castle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ott's Chapel · church · New Castle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Brandywine Powder Mills District · museum · New Castle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rockford Park · park · New Castle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shirdi Sai of Delaware · temple · New Castle · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Merestone

Other forts & heritage near Merestone

• Mount Cuba · fort · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Memorial Hall · fort · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lea-Derrickson House · fort · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Air Service, Inc. Hangar · fort · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Christina National Historic Landmark · fort · New Castle · ~23 km · Must-see
• First State National Monument · fort · New Castle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Casimir · fort · New Castle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bellevue Range Rear Light · fort · New Castle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Marcus Hook Range Rear Light · fort · New Castle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Delaware · fort · New Castle · ~31 km · Must-see

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