Foster/Bell House

Foster/Bell House: 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 Foster/Bell House

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 Foster/Bell House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.01976, -92.40754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster/Bell House

• American Gothic House · attraction · Wapello · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~34 km · Must-see
• James B. Weaver House · sanctuary · Davis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~60 km · Must-see
• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Rathbun Lake · lake · Appanoose · ~65 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Wapello · ~0 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Wapello · ~0 km
• St. Mary of the Visitation · church · Wapello · ~0 km
• First Lutheran Church · church · Wapello · ~0 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Wapello · ~1 km
• Iowa Heartland History Connection · museum · Wapello · ~1 km
• Steam locomotive · fort · Wapello · ~1 km
• B'nai Jacob Synagogue · church · Wapello · ~1 km
• North Court Baptist Church · church · Wapello · ~2 km
• First Pentecostal Assembly of God Church · church · Wapello · ~2 km
• Church of God Prophecy · church · Wapello · ~2 km
• Gray Eagle Wildlife Reserve · sanctuary · Wapello · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Foster/Bell House

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• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~150 km · Must-see
• Steam locomotive · fort · Wapello · ~1 km
• Curtis King · fort · Wapello · ~16 km
• Gone West Memorial · fort · Wapello · ~20 km
• The Morgan Cabin · fort · Mahaska · ~45 km
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