Memorial Island

Memorial Island: 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 Memorial Island

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 Memorial Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.87563, -75.39226. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Memorial Island

• Chester Friends Meeting · church · Delaware · ~3 km · Must-see
• Asbury African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Delaware · ~4 km · Must-see
• Deshong Park · park · New Castle · ~4 km · Must-see
• Deshong Park · park · Delaware · ~4 km · Must-see
• Calvary Baptist Church · church · Delaware · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tyler Arboretum · sanctuary · Delaware · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rose Tree Park · park · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• John J. Tyler Arboretum · park · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Springton Lake, Pennsylvania · lake · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Delaware · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ridley Creek State Park · sanctuary · Delaware · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ebright Azimuth · viewpoint · New Castle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church · church · New Castle · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · park · New Castle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saint James Kingsessing Episcopal Church · church · Philadelphia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fox Point State Park · park · New Castle · ~19 km · Must-see
• St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church · church · Philadelphia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Mifflin · fort · New Castle · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Memorial Island

Other forts & heritage near Memorial Island

• Fort Mifflin · fort · New Castle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Marcus Hook Range Rear Light · fort · New Castle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Mercer · fort · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lea-Derrickson House · fort · New Castle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Christina National Historic Landmark · fort · New Castle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bellevue Range Rear Light · fort · New Castle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Masonic Temple · fort · Philadelphia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Independence National Historical Park · fort · New Castle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Franklin Court · fort · New Castle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Nassau · fort · New Castle · ~28 km · Must-see

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