National Block

National Block: 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 National Block

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 National Block — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.79722, -85.82089. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near National Block

• Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef National Natural Landmark · sanctuary · Wabash · ~13 km · Must-see
• Salamonie River State Forest · sanctuary · Wabash · ~14 km · Must-see
• Salamonie Dam · lake · Wabash · ~15 km · Must-see
• Roann Covered Bridge · attraction · Wabash · ~20 km · Must-see
• Historic Forks of the Wabash · museum · Huntington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sunken Gardens · park · Huntington · ~35 km · Must-see
• J. Edward Roush Lake · lake · Huntington · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nyona Lake · lake · Fulton · ~45 km · Must-see
• M3 Stuart · attraction · Grant · ~48 km · Must-see
• J.E. Roush Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Huntington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Manitou · lake · Fulton · ~52 km · Must-see
• M3 Light Tank · attraction · Kosciusko · ~62 km · Must-see
• Miami Indian · fort · Blackford · ~66 km · Must-see
• Potawatomi Wildlife Park · sanctuary · Marshall · ~68 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the American Doughboy · attraction · Blackford · ~68 km · Must-see
• Big Barbee Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~69 km · Must-see
• Eagle Marsh · sanctuary · Allen · ~70 km · Must-see
• Shoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of National Block

Other forts & heritage near National Block

• Miami Indian · fort · Blackford · ~66 km · Must-see
• John D. Haynes House · fort · Allen · ~76 km · Must-see
• Allen County Courthouse · fort · Allen · ~82 km · Must-see
• Masonic Temple · fort · Allen · ~82 km · Must-see
• Fort Wayne Museum of Art · fort · Allen · ~82 km · Must-see
• Fort Wayne Children's Zoo · fort · Allen · ~82 km · Must-see
• Butler Community Mausoleum · fort · Elkhart · ~88 km · Must-see
• Chief Menominee Statue · fort · Marshall · ~90 km · Must-see
• Soldiers and Sailors Monument · fort · Carroll · ~95 km · Must-see
• Auburn Community Mausoleum · fort · DeKalb · ~112 km · Must-see

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