Big Moose

Big Moose: 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 Big Moose

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 Big Moose — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.81835, -74.91866. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Moose

• Big Moose Community Chapel · church · Vermont · ~4 km · Must-see
• Twitchell Lake · lake · Herkimer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Twitchell Lake · lake · Vermont · ~6 km · Must-see
• Slide Off Mountain · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~6 km · Must-see
• Twitchell Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dart Lake · lake · Vermont · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Rondaxe · lake · Vermont · ~7 km · Must-see
• Moss Lake · lake · Vermont · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sis Lake · lake · Vermont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Te-jec-na · lake · Vermont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bubb Lake · lake · Vermont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Kan-ac-to · lake · Vermont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Little Safford Lake · lake · Vermont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Herkimer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Queer Lake · lake · Vermont · ~12 km · Must-see
• Russian Lake · lake · Vermont · ~12 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Mountain · viewpoint · Vermont · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Moose

Other forts & heritage near Big Moose

• Fort Stanwix · fort · Vermont · ~100 km · Must-see
• Fort Bull · fort · Vermont · ~101 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Schuyler · fort · Vermont · ~104 km · Must-see
• General Jacob Brown Mansion · fort · Jefferson · ~110 km · Must-see
• Fort Dayton · fort · Bennington · ~110 km · Must-see
• Fort William Henry · fort · Rutland · ~134 km · Must-see
• Fort de La Présentation · fort · Vermont · ~135 km · Must-see
• Fort Brewerton · fort · Oswego · ~147 km · Must-see
• Thendara Station · fort · Herkimer · ~19 km
• Camp Uncas · fort · Hamilton · ~29 km

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