Old 41

Old 41: 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 Old 41

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 Old 41 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.01870, -88.52648. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old 41

• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~31 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~36 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint Henrys Church · church · Houghton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old 41

Other forts & heritage near Old 41

• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Wilkins · fort · Keweenaw · ~88 km · Must-see
• Copper Harbor Light · fort · Keweenaw · ~89 km · Must-see
• Gull Rock Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~98 km · Must-see
• Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~105 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale Light · fort · Michigan · ~131 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the SS Glenlyon · fort · Michigan · ~131 km · Must-see
• Rock of Ages Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~139 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale · fort · Keweenaw · ~140 km · Must-see

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