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Places near Buckland by type
All 289 places by distance →One day from Buckland
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:15 pm
50 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Buckland
- Bear Swampnature spot · 2 hrs
- Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forestmonument · 2 hrs
- Mount Instituteviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Pocumtuck Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Massaemett Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Buckland
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Buckland?
Bridge of Flowers (attraction, about 5 km), Bear Swamp (nature spot, about 7 km), Pocumtuck Mountain (viewpoint, about 8 km), Mount Institute (viewpoint, about 9 km), Massaemett Mountain (viewpoint, about 9 km), Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest (monument, about 12 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Buckland?
86 places on Spotwander: 33 hill stations & viewpoints, 23 wildlife, forests & gardens, 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 churches, 3 parks.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Buckland?
Pocumtuck Mountain, about 8 km by road; Mount Institute (9 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Buckland?
Bear Swamp, about 7 km by road; Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest (12 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Buckland?
Start in Buckland, visit Bear Swamp, then Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest, then Mount Institute, then Pocumtuck Mountain, then Massaemett Mountain, and drive back — about 50 km by road in all.





















