Tompkins Cottage

Tompkins Cottage: 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 Tompkins Cottage

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 Tompkins Cottage — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.43302, -76.32193. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

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• Gloucester Point Baptist Church · church · Gloucester · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rosewell Plantation · fort · Gloucester · ~32 km · Must-see
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• WKWI · attraction · Lancaster · ~41 km · Must-see
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