§ 02 — OVERVIEW
Promises made and broken! Who deserves to be free?
The fight for freedom! Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of these stories is a link in the chain of events that encircled Fort Scott from 1842-1873. All of the site's structures, its parade ground, and its tallgrass prairie bear witness to this era when the country was forged from a young republic into a united transcontinental nation.
§ 03 — LOCATION
Directions
Fort Scott National Historic Site is located in downtown Fort Scott, Kansas. U.S. Highways 69 and 54 intersect here. Fort Scott is about 90 miles south of Kansas City and 60 miles northwest of Joplin, Missouri. It is 4 miles from the Kansas-Missouri border. Signs directing visitors to Fort Scott are posted on Highway 69 for visitors coming from the north and the south and on Highway 54 for visitors coming from the east and the west.
Weather Notes
Spring and autumn are pleasant with mild temperatures. Summers are generally hot and humid, while winters are mild with periods of cold weather, snowfall, and ice storms. Thunderstorms, some severe, are common throughout the spring and summer. During periods of severe weather, visitors should seek shelter, as the area is prone to lightning strikes. Visitors are advised to check the weather prior to traveling.
§ 05 — CONDITIONS
National Weather Service · seven-day outlook · updated hourly
§ 06 — SIGNAL
FCC broadband data · actual signal varies in remote terrain
§ 07—10 — FROM THE FIELD
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§ 08 — REVIEWS
§ 09 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 10 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
§ 04 — AMENITIES
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§ 01 — VITALS
AT&T
T-Mobile
Verizon
Based on FCC availability data. Actual signal may vary in remote terrain.
Jun
84°F
Partly Sunny
1 to 8 mph E
Sat
85°F
Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
2 to 7 mph SE
Sun
87°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
12 to 21 mph SW
Mon
80°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
10 mph N
Tue
82°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
6 mph NE
Wed
84°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
6 mph NE
Thu
84°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
3 to 8 mph SE
