Machine Shed

Machine Shed: 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 Machine Shed

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 Machine Shed — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.07186, -74.96464. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Machine Shed

• Catfish Station Fire Tower · viewpoint · Warren · ~3 km · Must-see
• Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pike · ~10 km · Must-see
• Paradise Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Mohican · viewpoint · Warren · ~11 km · Must-see
• Swartswood Lake · lake · Sussex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bird Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sunfish Pond · lake · Warren · ~15 km · Must-see
• Van Campen Inn · fort · Sussex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~16 km · Must-see
• High Rocks · viewpoint · Warren · ~17 km · Must-see
• Worthington State Forest · sanctuary · Warren · ~17 km · Must-see
• Thunder Swamp Trail System · trek · Pike · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Owassa · lake · Sussex · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kittatinny Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Tammany · viewpoint · Warren · ~21 km · Must-see
• Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · viewpoint · Warren · ~21 km · Must-see
• Delaware State Forest · sanctuary · Warren · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Machine Shed

Other forts & heritage near Machine Shed

• Van Campen Inn · fort · Sussex · ~15 km · Must-see
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• Red Mill Museum · fort · Hunterdon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Devil's Tree · fort · Somerset · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ringwood Manor Historic District · fort · Passaic · ~75 km · Must-see
• Skylands Manor · fort · Passaic · ~76 km · Must-see
• Jacob Sloat House · fort · Rockland · ~81 km · Must-see
• Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument · fort · Lehigh · ~82 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen · fort · Carbon · ~84 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Monument · fort · Luzerne · ~98 km · Must-see

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