Manpower

Manpower: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Manpower

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Manpower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.10907, -79.29183. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Manpower

• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~5 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~34 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~37 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~38 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~45 km · Must-see
• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~45 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~45 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~46 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~53 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Manpower

• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~5 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~100 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~119 km · Must-see
• Historic Stagville · fort · Durham · ~146 km · Must-see
• Downtown Historic District · fort · Campbell · ~0 km
• Mansion Truss Bridge · fort · Campbell · ~6 km
• Oak Grove · fort · Campbell · ~7 km
• New London Academy · fort · Bedford · ~27 km
• Bennett Mine · fort · Pittsylvania · ~29 km

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