Burke Illuminary

Burke Illuminary: 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 Burke Illuminary

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 Burke Illuminary — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.62884, -87.06309. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Burke Illuminary

• Arcadia Sawmill and Arcadia Cotton Mill · fort · Baldwin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park · park · Baldwin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hollow · viewpoint · Baldwin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Park · park · Santa Rosa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gulf Breeze Zoo · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cantonment · church · Baldwin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Baldwin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Escambia · ~36 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Baldwin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Naval Live Oaks Reservation · park · Alabama · ~38 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Navarre Beach Park · beach · Santa Rosa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrancas · fort · Baldwin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort McRee · fort · Baldwin · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Burke Illuminary

Other forts & heritage near Burke Illuminary

• Arcadia Sawmill and Arcadia Cotton Mill · fort · Baldwin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Baldwin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrancas · fort · Baldwin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort McRee · fort · Baldwin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~63 km · Must-see
• Gulf Islands National Seashore · fort · Baldwin · ~94 km · Must-see
• Blakeley · fort · Baldwin · ~104 km · Must-see
• Bottle Creek Indian Mounds · fort · Baldwin · ~117 km · Must-see
• Oakleigh Garden Historic District · fort · Mobile · ~119 km · Must-see
• Old Mobile Site · fort · Mobile · ~121 km · Must-see

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