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Places near Burnet by type
All 269 places by distance →One day from Burnet
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:18 pm
92 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Burnet
- Granite Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Longhorn Cavern State Parkpark · 45 min
- Inks Lake State Parklake · 45 min
- Buchanan Damdam · 45 min
- Lake Buchananlake · 45 min
- Back in Burnet
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Burnet?
Fort Croghan Historical Site (fort, about 1 km), Inks Lake State Park (lake, about 17 km), Longhorn Cavern State Park (park, about 18 km), Roy Inks Dam (dam, about 19 km), Burnet County Jail (heritage site, about 1 km), Burnet County Historical Jail (museum, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Burnet?
122 places on Spotwander: 35 forts & heritage, 41 hill stations & viewpoints, 14 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 10 churches, 2 caves.
Which is the nearest fort to Burnet?
Burnet County Jail, about 1 km by road; Fort Croghan Historical Site (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Burnet?
Devils Waterhole, about 16 km by road; Cedar Mountain (16 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Burnet?
Start in Burnet, visit Granite Mountain, then Longhorn Cavern State Park, then Inks Lake State Park, then Buchanan Dam, then Lake Buchanan, and drive back — about 92 km by road in all.