Dow House

Dow 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 Dow 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 Dow House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.75921, -82.53606. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dow House

• Central United Methodist Church · church · Richland · ~1 km · Must-see
• North Lake Park · lake · Richland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Park Avenue Baptist Church · church · Richland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Kingwood Center Gardens · fort · Richland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's Church · church · Richland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building · fort · Richland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill Cottage · fort · Richland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ohio State Reformatory · museum · Richland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Clear Fork Resevoir · lake · Morrow · ~12 km · Must-see
• Richland County Museum · museum · Richland · ~12 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · Richland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Charles Mill Lake · lake · Richland · ~17 km · Must-see
• All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church · church · Richland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Site of the tree from the movie Shawshank Redemption, before felling. · attraction · Richland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Shelby · church · Richland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Malabar Farm State Park · fort · Richland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church · church · Richland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Church · church · Richland · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dow House

Other forts & heritage near Dow House

• Kingwood Center Gardens · fort · Richland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building · fort · Richland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill Cottage · fort · Richland · ~2 km · Must-see
• Malabar Farm State Park · fort · Richland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Union School · fort · Morrow · ~42 km · Must-see
• Harding Tomb · fort · Marion · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Anderson · fort · Sandusky · ~89 km · Must-see
• Huron Harbor Light · fort · Erie · ~90 km · Must-see
• Alligator Effigy · fort · Licking · ~96 km · Must-see
• Avery–Hunter House · fort · Licking · ~96 km · Must-see

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