Pentacrest

Pentacrest: 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 Pentacrest

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 Pentacrest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.66122, -91.53612. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pentacrest

• Old Capitol · museum · Johnson · ~0 km · Must-see
• Museum of Natural History · museum · Johnson · ~0 km · Must-see
• Old Brick Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~0 km · Must-see
• Stanley Museum of Art · museum · Johnson · ~0 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hill Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~19 km · Must-see
• Presidential Library and Museum · museum · Cedar · ~20 km · Must-see
• Palisades-Kepler State Park · park · Linn · ~35 km · Must-see
• King Chapel · church · Linn · ~38 km · Must-see
• Amana · sanctuary · Iowa · ~40 km · Must-see
• National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library · museum · Linn · ~44 km · Must-see
• African American Museum Of Iowa · museum · Linn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cedar Rapids Museum of Art · museum · Linn · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mother Mosque of America · dargah · Linn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pentacrest

Other forts & heritage near Pentacrest

• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Armstrong · fort · Scott · ~103 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~137 km · Must-see
• Julien Dubuque Monument · fort · Dubuque · ~145 km · Must-see
• Old Main Street Historic District · fort · Dubuque · ~147 km · Must-see
• Herky · fort · Johnson · ~0 km
• Jefferson Street Historic District · fort · Johnson · ~0 km
• 1881 City Hall Bell · fort · Johnson · ~1 km
• Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District · fort · Johnson · ~1 km

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