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Places near Buckner by type
All 248 places by distance →One day from Buckner
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:45 pm
90 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Buckner
- Fort Osage National Historic Sitefort · 1.5 hrs
- Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Blue Springs Lakelake · 45 min
- Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEastnature spot · 2 hrs
- Bone Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Back in Buckner
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Buckner?
Bone Hill (hill, about 7 km), Fort Osage National Historic Site (fort, about 8 km), Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast (nature spot, about 17 km), Blue Springs Lake (lake, about 23 km), Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museum (museum, about 24 km), Adair Park (park, about 24 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Buckner?
222 places on Spotwander: 49 forts & heritage, 35 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 30 museums, 23 churches, 23 hill stations & viewpoints.
Which is the nearest fort to Buckner?
Fort Osage National Historic Site, about 8 km by road; Anthony P. Mazzeralla Memorial (14 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Buckner?
Cooley Lake, about 18 km by road; Lake Tapawingo Dam (20 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Buckner?
Start in Buckner, visit Fort Osage National Historic Site, then Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museum, then Blue Springs Lake, then Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast, then Bone Hill, and drive back — about 90 km by road in all.