Mears Cottage

Mears Cottage: 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 Mears Cottage

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 Mears Cottage — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.74681, -92.71873. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mears Cottage

• KGRN-AM (Grinnell) · attraction · Poweshiek · ~1 km · Must-see
• Grinnell Historical Museum · museum · Poweshiek · ~1 km · Must-see
• Conard Environmental Research Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kent Chapel · church · Poweshiek · ~30 km · Must-see
• Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jasper · ~31 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~36 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~47 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~65 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pilot Grove State Preserve · sanctuary · Iowa · ~68 km · Must-see
• National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum · museum · Marion · ~71 km · Must-see
• Grinnell College Museum of Art · museum · Poweshiek · ~0 km
• Goodnow Hall · fort · Poweshiek · ~0 km
• Herrick Chapel · church · Poweshiek · ~0 km
• Levi P. Grinnell House · fort · Poweshiek · ~0 km
• Marsh House · fort · Poweshiek · ~1 km
• Stewart Library · fort · Poweshiek · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mears Cottage

Other forts & heritage near Mears Cottage

• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~47 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~97 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~103 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~117 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~142 km · Must-see
• Goodnow Hall · fort · Poweshiek · ~0 km
• Levi P. Grinnell House · fort · Poweshiek · ~0 km
• Marsh House · fort · Poweshiek · ~1 km

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