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Places near Crete by type
All 277 places by distance →One day from Crete
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:38 pm
95 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Crete
- Sauk Trail Lakelake · 45 min
- Thornton Transitional NRCS Reservoirreservoir · 45 min
- St. John the Evangelist Parishchurch · 30 min
- Beecher Mausoleumtomb · 1.5 hrs
- Monee Reservoirreservoir · 45 min
- Back in Crete
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Crete?
Sauk Trail Lake (lake, about 6 km), Sauk Trail Woods (nature spot, about 7 km), Beecher Mausoleum (tomb, about 15 km), Monee Reservoir (reservoir, about 15 km), St. John the Evangelist Parish (church, about 16 km), Thornton Transitional NRCS Reservoir (reservoir, about 18 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Crete?
84 places on Spotwander: 24 churches, 19 parks, 5 other attractions, 10 wildlife, forests & gardens, 13 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest church to Crete?
St. John the Evangelist Parish, about 16 km by road; All Saints Roman Catholic Church (27 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Crete?
William W. Powers State Recreation Area, about 32 km by road; Palmer Park (34 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Crete?
Start in Crete, visit Sauk Trail Lake, then Thornton Transitional NRCS Reservoir, then St. John the Evangelist Parish, then Beecher Mausoleum, then Monee Reservoir, and drive back — about 95 km by road in all.