Stop 45

Stop 45: 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 Stop 45

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 Stop 45 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.50987, -81.98574. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stop 45

• Lorain West Breakwater Light · fort · Lorain · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Park · beach · Lorain · ~23 km · Must-see
• The Little Dipper · temple · Cuyahoga · ~26 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Yacht Club · sanctuary · Cuyahoga · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light · fort · Cuyahoga · ~28 km · Must-see
• Brookside Reservation · park · Cuyahoga · ~28 km · Must-see
• Irishtown Bend · viewpoint · Cuyahoga · ~29 km · Must-see
• Greater Cleveland Aquarium · sanctuary · Cuyahoga · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo · sanctuary · Cuyahoga · ~30 km · Must-see
• SS William G. Mather · museum · Cuyahoga · ~30 km · Must-see
• Great Lakes Science Center · museum · Cuyahoga · ~30 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church · church · Cuyahoga · ~30 km · Must-see
• The Mall · park · Cuyahoga · ~30 km · Must-see
• Public Square · park · Cuyahoga · ~30 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument · fort · Cuyahoga · ~31 km · Must-see
• Willard Park · park · Cuyahoga · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum · museum · Cuyahoga · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Cuyahoga · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Stop 45

Other forts & heritage near Stop 45

• Lorain West Breakwater Light · fort · Lorain · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light · fort · Cuyahoga · ~28 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument · fort · Cuyahoga · ~31 km · Must-see
• James A Garfield Memorial · fort · Cuyahoga · ~41 km · Must-see
• Huron Harbor Light · fort · Erie · ~60 km · Must-see
• Marblehead Lighthouse · fort · Ottawa · ~76 km · Must-see
• West Breakwater Light · fort · Lake · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Anderson · fort · Sandusky · ~107 km · Must-see
• President William McKinley National Memorial · fort · Stark · ~116 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill Cottage · fort · Richland · ~117 km · Must-see

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