Blackstone Armory

Blackstone Armory: 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 Blackstone Armory

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 Blackstone Armory — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.08114, -77.99496. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blackstone Armory

• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~50 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~53 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~57 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~62 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~70 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~73 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~74 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~75 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Blackstone Armory

• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~69 km · Must-see
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• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~79 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~81 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~85 km · Must-see
• Grant's Cabin · fort · Hopewell · ~86 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~87 km · Must-see
• Site of J.E.B Stuart's Death · fort · Richmond · ~89 km · Must-see
• Virginia Women's Monument · fort · Richmond · ~89 km · Must-see
• Virginia Washington Monument · fort · Richmond · ~89 km · Must-see

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