Confederate Memorial Museum20th Century Technology MuseumCedar Creek DamPrairie Edge MuseumChestervilleSouth Point Church
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Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake is a town in Colorado district, Texas, United States of about 3,650 people. Within 50 km by road there are 67 places to visit: 42 forts & heritage, 6 churches and 10 lakes, dams & reservoirs. The must-see places are Confederate Memorial Museum, 20th Century Technology Museum and Cedar Creek Dam.

29.5897° N, 96.3336° WPop. 3,650

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Within 30 km36 places
Within 50 km67
Must-see21
Notable169
Best timeOctober to February

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The 3 places worth the trip

Confederate Memorial Museum, monument near Eagle Lake
Must-see

Confederate Memorial Museum

Monument · 30 km

20th Century Technology Museum, museum near Eagle Lake
Must-see

20th Century Technology Museum

Museum · 45 km · Wharton

Must-see

Cedar Creek Dam

Dam · 65 km · Fayette

Places near Eagle Lake by type

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One day from Eagle Lake

5 stops, one loop, back by 5:15 pm

110 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.

  1. Leave Eagle Lake
  2. Chestervilleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
  3. Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refugenature spot · 2 hrs
  4. Alley Hillhill · 1 hrs
  5. Confederate Memorial Museummonument · 1.5 hrs
  6. South Point Churchchurch · 30 min
  7. Back in Eagle Lake
Today’s loopEagle LakeStopStraight lines between stops — distances are road estimates
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Questions people ask

What are the best places to visit near Eagle Lake?

Prairie Edge Museum (museum, about 1 km), Eagle Lake Municipal Park (lake, about 1 km), E. H. Henry Rosenwald School (heritage site, about 1 km), Confederate Memorial Museum (monument, about 30 km), Chesterville (heritage site, about 15 km), South Point Church (church, about 16 km).

How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Eagle Lake?

67 places on Spotwander: 42 forts & heritage, 6 churches, 10 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 museums, 1 sanctuary.

Which is the nearest fort to Eagle Lake?

E. H. Henry Rosenwald School, about 1 km by road; Chesterville (15 km) is next.

Which is the nearest church to Eagle Lake?

South Point Church, about 16 km by road; Church of the Guardian Angel (34 km) is next.

What is a good one-day trip from Eagle Lake?

Start in Eagle Lake, visit Chesterville, then Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, then Alley Hill, then Confederate Memorial Museum, then South Point Church, and drive back — about 110 km by road in all.