Old Schoolhouse

Old Schoolhouse: 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 Schoolhouse

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 Schoolhouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.22903, -96.58366. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Schoolhouse

• Kansas State University Gardens · sanctuary · Riley · ~5 km · Must-see
• Manhattan · church · Riley · ~6 km · Must-see
• First Congregational United Church of Christ · church · Riley · ~7 km · Must-see
• Seven Dolors Catholic Church · church · Riley · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~8 km · Must-see
• Konza Prairie Biological Station · sanctuary · Riley · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~18 km · Must-see
• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kansas Landscape Arboretum · sanctuary · Clay · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Wabaunsee · lake · Wabaunsee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Blue Valley and Manhattan Railroad · fort · Riley · ~2 km
• Crestview Christian Church · church · Riley · ~3 km
• Blue Valley Memorial United Methodist Church · church · Riley · ~3 km
• Blue Valley and Manhattan Railroad · fort · Riley · ~3 km
• Peace Lutheran Church · church · Riley · ~4 km
• Tuttle Creek Dam and Reservoir Monument · lake · Riley · ~4 km
• Fellowship Temple · church · Riley · ~4 km
• Flood of 1993 Marker · viewpoint · Pottawatomie · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Schoolhouse

Other forts & heritage near Old Schoolhouse

• Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site · fort · Saline · ~114 km · Must-see
• Fort Plymouth · fort · Brown · ~138 km · Must-see
• Blue Valley and Manhattan Railroad · fort · Riley · ~2 km
• Blue Valley and Manhattan Railroad · fort · Riley · ~3 km
• 2008 Tornado Memorial · fort · Riley · ~5 km
• Class of 1908 Sundial · fort · Riley · ~5 km
• Kansas Forest Service Honor Grove · fort · Riley · ~5 km
• Bluemont Bell · fort · Riley · ~5 km
• K-State Sesquicentennial Monument · fort · Riley · ~6 km
• Bluemont Youth Cabin · fort · Riley · ~6 km

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