War Monument

War Monument: 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 War Monument

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 War Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.98285, -95.96945. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near War Monument

• Matagorda County Museum · museum · Matagorda · ~0 km · Must-see
• East Matagorda Bay · beach · Matagorda · ~45 km · Must-see
• Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site · park · Brazoria · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tres Palacios Bay · beach · Matagorda · ~50 km · Must-see
• San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Brazoria · ~51 km · Must-see
• 20th Century Technology Museum · museum · Wharton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Carancahua Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Brazos Bend State Park · park · Fort Bend · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bay City Post Office · fort · Matagorda · ~0 km
• Confederate Monument · fort · Matagorda · ~0 km
• Bay City Library · fort · Matagorda · ~0 km
• First Baptist Church of Bay City · fort · Matagorda · ~0 km
• Bay City Methodist Church · fort · Matagorda · ~0 km
• Bandstand · fort · Matagorda · ~0 km
• D. P. and Louise Moore House · fort · Matagorda · ~1 km
• J. C. Lewis House · fort · Matagorda · ~1 km
• Bay City U.S.O. Building · fort · Matagorda · ~1 km

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Other forts & heritage near War Monument

• Jackson County · fort · Jackson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Fort Bend Museum · fort · Fort Bend · ~87 km · Must-see
• Matagorda Island lighthouse · fort · Calhoun · ~105 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Museum · fort · Colorado · ~122 km · Must-see
• The Orange Show · fort · Harris · ~129 km · Must-see
• World War I Monument · fort · Harris · ~130 km · Must-see
• Alexander Hodge Memorial · fort · Harris · ~130 km · Must-see
• Monument au Fantome · fort · Harris · ~130 km · Must-see
• Broadway Cemetery Historic District · fort · Galveston · ~147 km · Must-see
• Texas Heroes Monument · fort · Galveston · ~149 km · Must-see

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