Turtle Mound

Turtle Mound: 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 Turtle Mound

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 Turtle Mound — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.10267, -82.90107. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Mound

• Hoover Dam · lake · Franklin · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hayden Falls Nature Preserve · waterfall · Franklin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Dwell Community Church · church · Franklin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ohio Railway Museum · museum · Franklin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Highbanks Metro Park · park · Delaware · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jeffers Mound · fort · Franklin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Columbus Park of Roses · sanctuary · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ohio Village · attraction · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Modern Head · attraction · Franklin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chadwick Arboretum Lane Ave. Gardens · park · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ohio State University Golf Course Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dr. Samuel Mitchel Smith and Sons Memorial Fountain · attraction · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Franklin Park Conservatory · sanctuary · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Franklin Park · park · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Debre Selam Kidus Gebriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church · church · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Macedonian Orthodox Church · church · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Broad Street Presbyterian Church · church · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Mound

Other forts & heritage near Turtle Mound

• Jeffers Mound · fort · Franklin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ohio Holocaust And Liberators Memorial · fort · Franklin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Greenlawn Abbey · fort · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · fort · Licking · ~28 km · Must-see
• Avery–Hunter House · fort · Licking · ~41 km · Must-see
• Alligator Effigy · fort · Licking · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bryn Du Mansion · fort · Licking · ~44 km · Must-see
• Octagon Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~49 km · Must-see
• Newark Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~51 km · Must-see
• Old Union School · fort · Morrow · ~57 km · Must-see

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